It can be a tough world out there for kids. And that’s not counting the threats of gun violence in schools or the angst that comes from just simply being […]
Features
Nearly 90,000 free trips on Mountain Line’s Don Knotts route in 2023
MORGANTOWN — Without an agreement in place by the June 30 end of the fiscal year, free rides on Mountain Line’s Don Knotts route will end and the normal 75-cent […]
The Ferry House to act as a ‘creative conduit’ for the community
Prior to the construction of the first Star City Bridge in 1951, residents crossed the Monongahela River by ferry. Following the bridge’s construction and the declining need for the ferry, […]
Local fire agencies helping counties in eastern panhandle with massive fires
As multiple large fires rage across thousands of acres in four counties in the Eastern Panhandle, several local fire companies are answering the call for help to battle the blaze. […]
Pantry Plus More: Hearts combating hunger every day
Growling bellies don’t care about intellectual growth or academic progress. In other words, if you’re a kid in Monongalia County, and you went to bed hungry last night (and plenty […]
Puppy party highlights local program’s mission, need for puppy fosters
Puppies, puppies everywhere! Dozens of people came to the West Virginia University Animal Science Research, Education, and Outreach Center on Stewartstown Road Thursday morning for a fun-filled (and educational) puppy party […]
Sheriff discusses concerns over faulty computer system
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission held a short regular meeting Tuesday with two items on the agenda. An executive session with Prosecuting Attorney Jay Shay was held to discuss […]
Mylan Park Fitness Center
Fitness was at the center of Wednesday’s Business After Hours at the Hazel J.W. Ruby Community Center and Sports Complex at Mylan Park. On the agenda was an opportunity for […]
‘He was my hero’: Recalling the life and times of Joe George, a grizzled war veteran by the age of 20
Christmas Eve, 1944, the English Channel. More than 2,000 American and British servicemen were shoulder-to-shoulder on the overloaded Leopoldville, a 500-foot, 11-ton, Belgian passenger liner reconfigured as a troop ship. […]
Catholic schools will require vaccines
If private and parochial schools are allowed to set their own immunization policies under new legislation, West Virginia’s Catholic schools would continue to abide by existing standards. “We’re not going […]
