MORGANTOWN – Sometimes, you have to compose your day with a little comedy. On a sun-splashed autumn afternoon 12 years ago in the choir loft of Morgantown’s First Presbyterian Church […]
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North Marion High marching band back from Hawaii
FAIRMONT – The way Matt Morgan tells it, he didn’t exactly feel like the Big Kahuna as the North Marion High School marching band he directs readied for its trip […]
MCPARC accepting applications for its community grant program
FAIRMONT – If you oversee a playground, public park or gym, now’s your chance to get in the game with Marion County Parks and Recreation. The organization is now accepting […]
Long-term prognosis of love and respect: Friends and colleagues wish WVU pioneering nurse Lillian Klein a Happy 100
MORGANTOWN – A momentous thing happened Wednesday afternoon at the Village at Heritage Point, even if one the better-known residents of the retirement community down from Pineview Drive didn’t necessarily […]
WVU’s ‘Musket,’ the canine buddy to the Mountaineer, to get his own bobblehead
Every dog has his day. And, if he’s really lucky, his own bobblehead. “That’s the plan,” Phil Sklar said with a chuckle on Tuesday – which, in his world, is […]
Say hello to the distinguished Hall of Fame inductees for 2026 at Morgantown High
Things don’t begin and end with Barney Fife at Morgantown High School. Or rather, Don Knotts (Class of 1942), the comedic actor who won five Emmys for his portrayal of […]
Mon and Marion schools give good grades to 2025
The public school districts of Monongalia and Marion counties both had a busy 2025, with lots of homework and heart going into their collective day-to-day doings. Here are some highlights: […]
Fairmont and Marion County 2025: Let the marketing begin
FAIRMONT – For generations Fairmont and Marion County were bit players in an ongoing money tale of three distinct towns and three distinct regions. With the above-mentioned town and region […]
Ring in 2026 with Mannington’s ‘Great Pepperoni Roll Drop’
MANNINGTON – So, you think your grandma has the drop on pepperoni rolls? Think again. Unless you already know Ben Kolb, that is. Kolb is the Mannington artist who created […]
W.Va. Association of Counties donates to state’s largest food banks for holiday
CHARLESTON – Monongalia County Schools put out a holiday spread, as it were, three days before Thanksgiving last month. The district oversaw a food giveaway, no questions asked, with boxes […]
