Faculty and staff at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and WVU School of Medicine are mourning the loss of Dr. Abnash C. Jain, longtime cardiologist and professor, who died […]
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Preston County’s new IT director gets started on a technical report
KINGWOOD — Preston County’s newest IT director was busy working on a technical report Tuesday, according to County Administrator Nathan Raybeck. Preston County commissioners approved the hiring of Alex Hines […]
(Return) road trip: MountainFest is coming back to Morgantown this week
Hear that? Thunder, off in the distance — and Mother Nature doesn’t have a thing to do with it. It’s MountainFest, throttling its way back to Morgantown. Make that, the […]
Hiring changes expected to ease staffing issues at FCI Hazelton
The federal Bureau of Prisons is changing its hiring process, which could help relieve staffing shortages at the Hazelton Federal Prison in Preston County. The change comes more than a […]
Lazy summer? Not at MCHD, which is offering new services
It’s not that we don’t like a little down time ourselves, but with six active programs combined with our passion for public health, things don’t seem to be slowing down. […]
AARP awards grants to Preston organizations
Two Preston County organizations were recent recipients of the National AARP Community Challenge Grant Awards. Arthurdale Heritage Inc. received $10,025 and the town of Reedsville, $5,000. According to an AARP […]
MCHD WIC’s Harrison County lead testing expands to Monongalia, Marion
With the growing popularity of a grant-funded lead-testing pilot program in Harrison County, Monongalia County Health Department’s Women, Infants and Children (MCHD WIC) will be expanding the service into Monongalia […]
First annual Officer Zane Breakiron Memorial Ride set for today
CARMICHAELS, Pa. — A motorcycle ride in memory of a former Morgantown Police officer is scheduled for Saturday. The first annual Officer Zane Breakiron Memorial Ride, presented by Carmichaels Riders […]
Ribbon-cutting to be held for Preston County Rail-Trail
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Parks & Recreation Department is holding a ribbon-cutting for the Tunnelton Linear Park of the West Virginia Northern Rail-Trail at 1 p.m. today at 755 Campground […]
Greenmont residents frustrated by lack of Pennsylvania Avenue progress
MORGANTOWN — There are places in Morgantown you might expect to find a tent. The meeting chamber in Morgantown City Hall isn’t among those places. And yet, there a […]
