“I am sooo bored.” How many times have you heard your kid say that? Heck, how many times did you say that when you were a kid? Jim Amrine, the […]
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MECCA 911: So far, so good at new facility
The relocation of the Monongalia County Emergency Management Agency (MECCA 911) has been all systems go since the dispatch center transitioned from its former location on Mon General Drive to […]
Butcher resigns from Rainbow House board
In posts to various social media outlets on Thursday, Brian Butcher announced he resigned from the Rainbow House board of directors on Monday, March 25, citing consistent threats being made […]
Fleischauer lauded for lobbying accessible health care and lower prescription costs
On a December day back in 2019, a charter bus rolled into the parking lot of a certain large retail store on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. The West […]
‘That way, everything’s validated’: Mon BOE wants tax officials to break down the cost projection of the Renaissance Academy
Class could be in session in coming weeks for the Monongalia County Board of Education. In a tax-ticket way of talking. That’s because the BOE wants to extend an invitation […]
A burning desire to help: Cheat Lake woman fights fires, not age
You’re never too old to learn a new skill — just ask Cheat Lake resident Peggy Paulick. Paulick was one of 19 local volunteer firefighters from various departments who graduated […]
Three major fires continue to burn in Hardy County
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE MOOREFIELD — Three major forest fires continued to burn in Hardy County Thursday afternoon. West Virginia Division of Forestry Director Jeremy Jones identified them as the Grace […]
Oglebay Good Zoo offers summer camps
This summer, Good Zoo campers will experience wildlife, nature, science, and the outdoors through hands-on activities, experiments, and animal ambassador experiences. The Oglebay Good Zoo has announced 11 summer camp […]
Morgantown Greenbelt map offers a blueprint for healthier city
The Mon Valley Green Space Coalition, in association with the City of Morgantown, the Monongalia Morgantown Municipal Planning Organization, the West Virginia Land Trust and Mon River Trails Conservancy, has […]
State making pedestrian-involved accidents a top priority
MORGANTOWN — On average, there are 66 accidents annually causing death or serious injury to vulnerable road users (non-motorists) in West Virginia. Of that number, more than 70% of both […]
