MORGANTOWN — Despite massive crowds, a prime-time kickoff and some 250 calls to MECCA 911 in one six-hour span, a single person ended up being transported to Hope Hill Sobering […]
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Local flower farm to host Fall Fest event
Join the family owned historic Mayfield Farm Sunday for its first-ever Fall Fest, an opportunity to bring friends and family together for a day of seasonal festivities. Since 2018, Kelly […]
Ruth Hicks has 102 reasons to celebrate
Ruth Hicks celebrated her 102nd birthday Wednesday. Born Sept. 27, 1921, in Milford, Texas, she earned her undergraduate degree from Texas State College for Women, now Texas Women’s University, and […]
Former Delegate Danielle Walker no longer serving at ACLU-WV
MORGANTOWN — Former Monongalia County Delegate Danielle Walker is no longer serving as executive director of the ACLU West Virginia chapter. Contacted on Tuesday, Walker preferred not to comment at […]
Amphitheater would bring entertainment options to Preston
KINGWOOD — The final big project in the 2016 Kingwood Pool and Park plan is an amphitheater. “When our park architect toured the property back in 2016, he immediately thought […]
University Arts Series underway: Music, plays, more on the 2023-24 lineup
With its Sept. 13-14 presentation of “Bluey’s Big Play” and Monday night’s Old Crow Medicine Show concert, the University Arts Series is underway. There are still lots of opportunities to […]
Crowd expresses concerns about removing Cheat Lake land from FERC protection, during public meeting on Lake Lynn hydro project license
MORGANTOWN – About 150 people turned out Monday evening to voice their concerns about a proposal to remove 307 acres surrounding Cheat Lake from federal protection – as the Federal […]
Walnut Street Bridge remains in the dark
MORGANTOWN — When Brian Sherry lived in South Park, he’d look over from the Pleasant Street Bridge and joke that the Walnut Street Bridge is so ugly that it’s intentionally […]
Buckwheat Festival’s 81st King Buckwheat proud to represent Preston County
As a child, Carson Stone struggled with public speaking. Through his reign as King Buckwheat LXXXI, Stone has seen firsthand the benefit of putting yourself out there despite hesitation, especially […]
Buckwheat Festival’s 81st Queen Ceres fulfills legacy
In 1988, Shannon Smith Wolfe was crowned Queen Ceres XLVII of the 47th Buckwheat Festival. 34 years later, her daughter Autumn Wolfe has continued the legacy as Queen Ceres LXXXI […]
