MORGANTOWN — Who was Christopher Columbus? A devout Catholic and working-class man who spent a decade petitioning royal support for a voyage that altered the course of world history and […]
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Fire Prevention Week returns, MFD to teach sounds of fire safety
MORGANTOWN — Fire Prevention Week has arrived and the Morgantown Fire Department will teach area children about important sounds of which to be aware. The MFD is teaming up with […]
Concerned resident talks to commission about Resonance Festival
MORGANTOWN — A man who lives about a mile from Marvin’s Mountaintop, where the Resonance Music Festival was held Sept. 16-18, wants the festival to take additional considerations for residents […]
Visit the Craft Shop on Fireman’s Field
KINGWOOD — Quilts, lighted pictures, ceramics, woodwork, silver jewelry and a variety of other handcrafted items can be found at the Craft Shop on Fireman’s Field during the Buckwheat Festival, […]
Mon’s people-movers grappling with driver shortages
Two weeks ago, Mountain Line announced it was limiting some of its routes due to a driver shortage. The transit authority that buses people around Morgantown and the region said […]
Justice and Hoyer: State asks Biden for more antibody doses; Marsh reports on new antiviral treatment pill from Merck
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice has sent a letter to President Biden asking him to approve the state’s request for more monoclonal antibody doses, the governor said Friday. “We need […]
Babydog, in the passing lane: Morgantown couple wins ‘Vette as part of vaxx sweepstakes
Mary and Jeff Darnell are like a lot of married couples in that way. That is, they measure the markers of their lives in four-wheeled increments. What they were driving, […]
Advocates, parents at roundtable urge support of Child Tax Credit extension to support families
MORGANTOWN – A group of folks advocating for the continuation of the expanded Child Tax Credit met for a roundtable discussion Thursday to explain why Congress should keep it going. […]
MCHD will not offer monoclonal antibody infusions
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Health Department does not intend to administer monoclonal antibody infusions. The treatment, which has emergency-use authorization from the FDA, is a 250 ml intravenous infusion […]
Fall forest fire season comes with additional burning restrictions
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s fall forest fire season begins Oct. 1 and with it comes additional safety protocols residents are required to follow. “A lot of this stuff is common […]
