Mountaineers, by literal definition, have to keep climbing. Metaphorically, though, planting a flag at the top of the peak still doesn’t guarantee against an avalanche below. That contradiction bore out […]
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Neighborhood comeback? Fairmont wants to re-imagine the Beltline
FAIRMONT — You don’t have to look very hard to see what Fairmont’s Beltline neighborhood once was. For decades, the Beltline was an industrial and community destination for the Marion […]
It’s official: Babydog is becoming a bobblehead
Just three days after her star-turn at the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin, Babydog has gotten the nod for her own bobblehead. “Babydog made a real impression in Milwaukee,” Phil […]
Preston shares in Lowey after-school grant
Preston County’s school district is among the Mountain State recipients sharing in a federal grant for after-school programming. The award is from the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning […]
Shooting for the stars: Calandrelli to launch into space
Emily Calandrelli gave a delighted laugh when she saw the look on the little girl’s face after the Alka-Seltzer rocket shot upward. Calandrelli, an internationally known advocate of all things […]
Don Knotts and The Metropolitan Theatre to take center stage in Morgantown for a shared birthday next week
“You got a uvula.” What’d he say? “They got a uvula.” Pardon me? “I got a uvula — all God’s children got a uvula.” Karen Knotts never knew what she […]
Seven decades of merit — at Camp Mountaineer
As a kid, Wes Metheney helped clear brush at Camp Mountaineer, when the 1,000-acre Boy Scout camp was taking form in the woods off Grafton Road, near Morgantown. “I grew […]
‘I’d call that more than respectable’ — MTEC students turn in top showing in national SkillsUSA competition
Don Robinette does a lot of yelling at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center during the course of the academic year. Not that the welding instructor is angry, mind you. […]
State BOE gets Upshur update
Upshur County’s school district is inching its way back to compliance — a year after the state took over its operations following complaints that the district mismanaged federal COVID monies. […]
Morgantown man puts a shine on county’s Civil War history
Don Stenger knows a good finish when he sees one. After all, that’s what the legendary car detailer did for nearly 40 years in Morgantown as the owner and proprietor […]
