So, how do you host a get-together on COVID awareness — with food, music and perhaps as many as 1,000 attendees expected — without worrying about whether people will contract […]
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Contractors meet for stream-clearing project; work should be done by Thanksgiving
KINGWOOD — The work to free streams and creeks in Preston County that are blocked because of Hurricane Ida and present a flooding danger to structures should be done by […]
Herring Road project nearly done
KINGWOOD — The Herring Road project is moving toward completion. Tim Rice, senior engineer of Potesta & Associates, said AML (American Mine Land Grant) has granted the Kingwood Water Board […]
Check out these spooky events
Carve those jack-o-lanterns and hang those spiderwebs, it’s almost Halloween in Mountaineer Country. Whether you’re planning a last-minute costume or have been preparing all year, Mountaineer Country has a variety […]
Clerk’s office looks at how redistricting will impact local elections
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Clerk Carye Blaney said her office has already started deciphering how the West Virginia Legislature’s redistricting efforts will impact local elections. “We have begun the process […]
Good morning, Chico Bakery: ABC’s GMA visits bakery for a national look at its iconic pepperoni roll
Jason Haught didn’t want to be rude. It’s just that the Chico Bakery employee had pepperoni rolls to put out – even if meant sidling past a “Good Morning America” […]
WVU to ease some campus protocols
WVU Today As infection and hospitalization rates due to the Delta variant decrease, West Virginia University will lift mask requirements for individuals in some indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status, […]
COLUMN: Running on pumpkin spice in autumn
Once again, this seasonal love affair comes around and I am swept off my feet every single time, quite literally always falling in love with fall. Some of the best […]
Preston Commission spends some CARES funds; gets update on stream blockage project
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission approved the expenditure of about $105,000 in CARES funding at its regular meeting on Tuesday. The unanimous vote funds 20 Tasers and supporting equipment […]
Morgantown Council takes up Beechurst project, bans conversion therapy
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council approved a pair of resolutions Tuesday tied to a West Virginia Department of Highways project to improve the Beechurst Avenue corridor. Assistant City Manager Emily […]
