A boil water advisory remains in effect today for the 170 or so residents in First Ward who were without service after an 18-inch main on Ohio Avenue broke Monday […]
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Northeast Natural Energy donates $10,000 to Friends of Deckers Creek
MORGANTOWN — Northeast Natural Energy has donated $10,000 to Friends of Deckers Creek. FODC will use the funds to purchase stream water quality monitoring equipment that will record water quality […]
Don’t be scared, join the Spooky Sprint
With Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and Bobby Pickett’s “Monster Mash” pumping up the crowd, a group of runners and walkers, young and old, prepare to burst across the starting line in […]
Market Place Pavilion celebrates 10 years
Main Street Morgantown will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Morgantown Market Place Pavilion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8 a.m. Oct. 8. Opening in 2012, the Market Place is […]
Star City conducting online survey for draft comprehensive plan
Does Star City need more recreational opportunities? Would you like to see improvements to the infrastructure? If so, town officials want to hear your ideas. The Town of Star City […]
Local Red Cross supporting Hurricane Ian response
The Red Cross for the Central Appalachia Region has nine local volunteers already on the ground in Florida as well as five others traveling once it is safe to do […]
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 […]
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 […]






