Gov. Jim Justice reported 39 more COVID-19-related deaths in West Virginia Wednesday, 35 of which were previously not reported, bringing the state’s unreported — or late — death total from […]
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Mon Commission votes to extend assistance to CVB
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday committed to extending its efforts to assist the Visit Mountaineer Country Convention & Visitors Bureau through the end of the fiscal year. […]
Preston Commission shows support for dive team
KINGWOOD – The Preston Dive Team and a Victims of Crime Act grant were two of the topics discussed at the Tuesday meeting of the Preston County Commission. Stacy Greaser, […]
McCuskey: Cities must get on board with Project Mountaineer
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia Auditor J.B. McCuskey is looking to preempt multi-million dollar headaches regarding misappropriated COVID-19 relief funds by requiring cities to get on board with Project Mountaineer, the […]
WVU President Gee calls for transformation in virtual Spring State of the University event
West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee delivered his Spring State of the University address in the form of a Q&A-style webinar via Zoom on Tuesday evening. In his opening […]
Welcome spring with fun
Finally, spring fever is hitting and hitting hard. The days are looking sunnier, lasting longer; the smell of growth and new beginnings fill the air. I love seeing flowers come […]
Quarantine Kitchen: Waffle sandwiches
BY Gretchen MckayAssociated Press Maple sugaring season is wrapping up in the Northeast in the next few weeks, and by all accounts it’s been a pretty good year for syrup. […]
Two Morgantown brothers hope to improve hometown through pitch competition
MORGANTOWN — Two Morgantown brothers are competing in the first ever My Hometown is Cool competition in hopes of bringing a new community sign to their Greenmont neighborhood. Nine-year-old Milan […]
Compliance checks canceled by COVID are back
Half of stores visited by an underage operative on March 24 sold them alcohol. “Oh, 50% is high,” Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer said. “When we were doing it consistently […]
A look at the life of Agnes Greer
The washcloth and the desk plaque. Doesn’t get any more fundamental, or elemental, than that – but it’s also slightly ahead of the narrative. First, some backstory: All during March, […]
