As the towers were tumbling, Amber Nichols’ phone was ringing. It was her mother on the line. “Honey, do you know what’s going on?” “No — what’s going on?” There […]
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Christian Help and Pantry Plus More planning backpack giveaways for Back to School
The first day of school in Monongalia County is now a month away, and that means the backpacks are coming to roost at Christian Help and Pantry Plus More. Both […]
Get ready to hit the trail for Morgantown High
Strawberry feet, forever. Now’s the time to start thinking about lacing up your running shoes and recalibrating the stopwatch setting on your phone. That’s because the Mohigan Strawberry 5K is […]
Four West Virginians in the running (and sawing) for national lumberjack championship
On a June afternoon three years ago at Mylan Park, the hills were alive … with the sound of toothpicks. Toothpicks in the making, anyway. It was a regional qualifying […]
Stays and standards: Morrisey’s Hope scholarship move discussed
Call Wednesday just another day at the office — in the unprecedented life of the West Virginia Academy. Classrooms have been renovated, furnishings are being delivered and work is being […]
WVU’s Davis College hosting youngsters from Baltimore for energy camp
If you’re traveling on Interstate 79 around South Fairmont and you time it right, you’ll see it: The Katherine Johnson IV&V NASA facility, at I-79 Technology Park. A highway glimpse […]
Ukrainian Community of Morgantown set to host a benefit concert Wednesday for the war-torn country
With sunflowers and Fender Stratocaster guitars, the Ukrainian Community of Morgantown is about to get its own soundtrack. That happens Wednesday when six local bands take the stage at downtown’s […]
Boys Nation representative from Morgantown High: ‘Put yourself out there’
“Hello, Mr. President. How are you?” “I’m fine, Mr. President. And you?” Most people know of a famous photograph snapped in the summer of 1963 of a 16-year-old Bill Clinton […]
Truancy in Mon schools: Officials want to engage rather than punish
It wasn’t that long ago when students in Monongalia County’s school district were simply trying to get by in the midst of the pandemic. With COVID-19 turning traditional attendance into […]
Woody Williams honored in ceremony at U.S. Capitol: Marion County native was the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II
If this had been a war movie, John Wayne would have materialized just in time and the music would have swelled. Except, it wasn’t a movie. It was a little […]
