MONONGAH — Wait ’til next year. Now, the above is a baseball cliche, even more beat-up than your old Rawlings glove from Little League. Back then, though, it was a […]
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House bogs down in long debate over removing reference to systemic racism from school security office bill
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates got mired Thursday in a nearly hour-long debate over an amendment to remove three words from a 14-page bill concerning the hiring of school […]
Rita Tanner: Appreciation of place, sense of community
Rita Tanner played a mean game of badminton. She regularly nailed the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle. In pen, no less. At her professional peak as a Realtor, she […]
Rose Cousins: Taking flight, while being well-grounded
FAIRMONT — In skies achingly clear over north-central West Virginia 30 years ago, the late Rose Cousins, by all airborne accounts, was a woman content. During those lofty, leisurely afternoons, […]
A tale of two halves — of an iconic car
FAIRMONT — Well, you may go to college, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll once sang. You may, Elvis also opined — albeit redundantly — go to school. You may […]
Fallen tree condemns Sabraton home, sparking additional concerns
Seventy-six-year-old Eloise White has lived in her Dug Hill Road residence in Sabraton since 1983, but her world came crashing down, quite literally, after a tree fell from across the […]
511 — travel info for West Virginians on the go
Whether you are traveling across town or across the state, traffic delays can be frustrating and disruptive to scheduled plans. Unfortunately, not much can be done about the delays themselves, […]
County VFDs ‘blindsided’ to hear city request days before levy deadline
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Volunteer Fire Association President Mickey Rinehart said the county’s volunteers were “blindsided” to learn of a last-minute push from the city of Morgantown to be included […]
Wet weather causes delays, flooding and felled trees across region
Weather conditions from a strong system that swept through the area Tuesday closed schools in Monongalia and Preston counties and caused traffic delays, vehicle accidents and power outages. It also […]
PSC completes fire hydrant survey, recommends 10-year replacement program
MORGANTOWN — The state Public Service Commission recently completed its statewide fire hydrant survey and issued some recommendations, including a 10-year, $70 million program for public utilities to replace aging […]
