Joyce Elaine McDonald Austin, 71, of Morgantown passed away on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown. She was born in Morgantown on Aug 21, 1950, […]
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Guest essay: West Virginians are building the power plants of the 21st century
by Dan Conant Hard work and resilience are woven into the fabric of West Virginia. It’s in our blood. Our muscle and our mountains powered our nation through an industrial […]
WVU observes Hazing Prevention, Medical Amnesty Awareness Weeks
WVU Today West Virginia University observes the inaugural Medical Amnesty Awareness Week, which kicked off Monday and continues through Friday, and the 4th Annual Hazing Prevention Week, Sept. 20-24, as part […]
Guest essay: U.S.-Israel alliance makes the world a safer place
by Stuart V. Pavilack The Dominion Post published a guest essay Aug. 22 entitled “Teaching about Sept. 11 in America.” It had less to do with teaching than to slander […]
October festival in Rowlesburg celebrates chestnut tree
ROWLESBURG — The 13th Annual West Virginia Chestnut Festival, celebrating the heritage, tradition and the restoration efforts of the giant hardwood tree that once dominated the hills of the 16 […]
Comcast’s rural broadband expansion continues with investment in Preston
Comcast recently announced it is upgrading and expanding the reach of its network serving Preston County and will pass roughly 470 rural homes and businesses with 31 miles of new […]
Project integrates care for HIV, hepatitis C and opioid-use-disorder
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University researcher Judith Feinberg has partnered with colleagues at Yale University to integrate services for opioid use disorder, the hepatitis C virus and HIV in 20 […]
Folklife program releases collection of digital archives
MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia Folklife Program, the National Endowment for the Arts-supported state folklife program and a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, announces that its digital archives […]
100 Days in Appalachia wins national Murrow Award
MORGANTOWN — The nonprofit digital news outlet, 100 Days in Appalachia, incubated at the West Virginia University Reed College of Media Innovation Center, was named a 2021 recipient of a […]
QRT Grief Support Group works to heal, reduce stigma
MORGANTOWN — While the COVID-19 pandemic surges, there is a quieter epidemic that has been plaguing West Virginia for years: overdose. According to the National Institutes of Health, West Virginia […]
