MORGANTOWN — The WVU Police Department is looking to hire at least five new officers, Chief W. P. Chedester said. “I truly believe it’s a calling,” he said of police […]
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Winners crowned in Miss W.Va. USA pageant
MORGANTOWN — Five minutes into her reign as Miss West Virginia USA 2019, and Haley Holloway was still shaking her newly crowned head as she stood on the stage at […]
City considers 5G upgrade; groups discuss use of ‘small-cell wireless facilities’
MORGANTOWN — Fifth generation (5G) wireless technology is coming to West Virginia, and the City of Morgantown is among the stakeholders looking at how the digital upgrade can best be […]
New partnership aims at addressing food insecurity
MORGANTOWN — A dozen or so volunteers stood in the rain on a chilly Thursday morning, waiting on a delivery from the Mountaineer Food Bank, in Gassaway. It was the […]
Kingwood residents ask council to fix bad roads
KINGWOOD — How can a street be inside the city and not be the city’s responsibility to maintain? That’s the question posed to city council by residents in two sections […]
Main Street Kingwood to have a variety of upcoming events
KINGWOOD — Starting with the business trick-or-treat event and ending with the Christmas parade, Main Street Kingwood has a variety of upcoming events, according to Board President Bill Shockey. Business […]
MCHD now able to perform aviation medical exams
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Health Department is now able to perform aviation medical exams with the addition of Dr. Carl Werntz, DO, MPH. It is part of the health department’s […]
Preston Sheriff’s department acknowledges man’s cremains were placed in trash
KINGWOOD — In their answer to a lawsuit, the Preston Sheriff’s Department and County Commission have acknowledged that a portion of a man’s cremains were placed in the trash. Byron […]
WVDEP issues nine violations at Morgantown vehicle garage
MORGANTOWN — Fuel and brine storage tanks at Morgantown’s Mississippi Street vehicle garage are the focus of nine violation notices from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The […]
Volunteer fire departments host Fire Prevention Day
MASONTOWN — Masontown and Reedsville Fire Departments banded together Saturday at Luigi’s Bowling Alley for Fire Prevention Day. October is Fire Prevention Month, and Chuck Curtis from Masontown VFD said […]
