MORGANTOWN — Friends of WVU Hospitals honored volunteers on Friday during a luncheon at the Ruby Memorial Hospital in conjunction with National Volunteer Week. It was a special event, said […]
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State’s formerly polluted rivers are shining example
Cleaning a body of water is a complicated and expensive process, but the area’s waterways show even the worst polluted rivers, lakes and creeks can be restored to productive fisheries […]
Earth Day: For nearly 30 years, the W.Va. Land Trust has been about environmental opportunity
Today is Earth Day, and that’s what this story featuring comments from Brent Bailey is about. Well, that, and how opportunities can determine your path — just like that. It […]
More farmland to be protected in Preston County
KINGWOOD — Two Preston County farms are one step closer to being protected by an easement and remaining as agricultural land forever. Program director of the county’s Farmland Protection Board […]
Preston 911 dispatcher of the year recognized
KINGWOOD — Logan Seigh was honored as Preston County’s 911 dispatcher of the year at Tuesday’s regular county commission meeting. “The award this year goes to an individual who’s always […]
Area mayors bring their infrastructure needs and questions to David McKinley during roundtable
BRIDGEPORT — Area mayors brought their infrastructure wishes, concerns and questions to Rep. David McKinley during a Tuesday roundtable at the Bridgeport Conference Center. Municipalities will have the opportunity to […]
Get free naloxone, learn how to use it
Last September, about 90 volunteers, including members of the Monongalia County Quick Response Team (QRT), distributed more than 700 two-dose kits of naloxone and instructed individuals on how to use […]
Earth Day more relevant than ever, WVU says
This coming Friday marks the 52nd anniversary of Earth Day. Through the mid-1960s, many places in the U.S. were living an Earth nightmare, of sorts. Especially on this end of […]
The Shack seeks donations for a new van: Its current one is 22 years old, and someone just stole the catalytic converter
As its executive director Shawnda Cook likes to say, the Shack Neighborhood House will go to the ends of the earth, and back again, for the children and families it […]
Masontown VFD aiming to expand services
MASONTOWN — Masontown Fire & Rescue is seeking to upgrade its state medical certification from basic life support to advanced life support to better serve Preston County. “Advanced life support […]
