OSAGE, W.Va. — Through the rolling hills and country churches of Pursglove and Jere, well-intentioned folks don’t have many recreational opportunities when traveling down the Mason Dixon Highway. But nestled among […]
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Former dean of WVU journalism passes away
Christine “Chris” Martin, the former WVU journalism dean who turned Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters and war correspondents into professors at her school, has died. The Reed College of Media said Martin […]
A “Roaring” 20 Years
Sequins, pinstripes and pearls were the attire of choice when the Village at Heritage Point retirement community celebrated its 20th anniversary on Friday. Local and national leaders were on hand […]
Masontown home damaged by fire
MASONTOWN — Fire departments had just finished going through the Valley District Fair parade Thursday night when a fire was paged out in nearby Masontown. Preston 911 reported it paged […]
Designs underway to improve I-79 Exit 155
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – According to West Virginia Division of Highways spokesman Brent Walker, design work is underway for improvements to Exit 155 (WVU/Star City) on I-79. Walker said the DOH is […]
County Commission contributes $17.6K to Valley View Avenue resurfacing, addresses Scotchell estate
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Monongalia County Commission made its contribution to the resurfacing of Valley View Avenue official on Wednesday, approving $17,690. Valley View connects to Willowdale Road across from Milan […]
Comcast program Internet Essentials opens to low-income households
No one has actually referred to the Internet as “the Information Superhighway,” since the late 1990s, or thereabouts. Even so, the resource and its digital environs is still part of […]
Cheat Lake hotel to open this fall
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown area’s latest hotel, The Cranberry, an 80-room hotel in Cranberry Square in the Cheat Lake area, should be open this fall, giving West Virginia University football […]
State police officer hospitalized after shooting
MARLINTON, W.Va. — A state police trooper was hospitalized after being shot in the stomach Monday evening in Pocahontas County. West Virginia State Trooper First Class Josh Tallman, from the Elkins […]
