Waltzing Matilda, Snap Dazzle, Gooney Bird, Fun One II, Mountain Momma — these are just a few of the 17 hot air balloons from seven different states that you might […]
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Buy nuts, candies from area troops
You may be familiar with the popular Girl Scout Cookies in the spring, but have you heard of Dulce Daises, Peanut Butter Penguins or Mint Trefoils? These are just a […]
Buckwheat Festival’s King Buckwheat achieves longtime goal
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger After years of competing in the Preston County Buckwheat Festival’s livestock shows, James “Jimmy” Peaslee has achieved a longtime goal — earning the title of King Buckwheat. […]
Buckwheat Festival’s Queen Ceres fulfills dream
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger As a little girl, Taylor Holt dreamed of being Queen Ceres of the Preston County Buckwheat Festival, an agriculture fair and carnival held annually in Kingwood. After […]
Preston County Buckwheat Festival celebrating ’80 Years of Memories’
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger Preston County’s Buckwheat Festival is preparing to celebrate “80 Years of Memories.” Everyone is invited to join Preston County for four days of parades, carnival rides and […]
Who’s the real charmer here? Him, or my dogs?
Remember that Jack Nicholson-Helen Hunt-Greg Kinnear movie, where Jack plays an unhappy, obsessive-compulsive recluse whose whole existence is turned around by the love of a good woman and, more importantly, […]
Hundreds gather for ribbon cutting of new WVU Medicine Children’s hospital
MORGANTOWN – Hundreds of people gathered under a giant tent in from of the new WVU Medicine Children’s hospital Saturday morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by guided tours. The […]
Mountaineer Preparedness Weekend: Set to challenge local Scouts
A few years ago, an 11-year-old Elkins boy was able to put his Boy Scout training into use when he and his father were both accidentally shot and the youngster […]
Morgantown Library wins pro-bono design services, aims to develop ‘a house for the community’
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger Clinton District Library, a branch of Morgantown’s library system, is outgrowing its Grafton Road location. It needs a new home to become a place for community members […]
Princess Sarah Culberson, of Sierra Leone (and Morgantown): ‘I couldn’t go back and pretend I didn’t see that’
In the most fundamental of ways, this story starts with a number. Well, that, plus a bestowed title of royalty, which ended up being more amazing, than fundamental. That’s […]
