In discussing his decision to issue a minority opinion on Granville’s latest failed annexation attempt, Commissioner Sean Sikora noted last week’s 2-1 vote was only the fifth time the commission […]
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I-68 closed for several hours after single vehicle wreck
A tractor trailer carrying medical supplies rolled over on Interstate 68 Wednesday morning blocking traffic for several hours. Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer said Anthony Mena, of New York, was […]
Ohio murder suspect captured in Morgantown
An Ohio murder suspect on the run for almost two years was found and arrested in Morgantown on Tuesday. Bryan Darshawn Esters, 33, was arrested by the US Marshals Service […]
Gov., state asked to not take stimulus funds for overdraft fees
Gov. Jim Justice asked the State Supreme Court to look into who has legal authority to provide debt relief to West Virginians. The governor asked the court after several organizations […]
Sundale sees improvement in number of cases
Residents and employees of the Sundale Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care in Morgantown continue to slowly recover from the COVID-19 virus almost a month after the first case was reported, medical […]
A look back at the 1918 flu pandemic
The 2019 annual of Proceedings and Papers, the Monongalia Historical Society journal that features Jessica Eichlin’s paper on the 1918 flu pandemic in Morgantown, is available for sale.Cost is $7 […]
How long will it take for small businesses to recover from pandemic?
Even though the federal Small Business Association is providing small business loans totaling more than $1 billion to 5,200 small businesses in West Virginia, it will still take time to […]
Monongalia County Unsheltered Task force, Motel 6 help homeless
Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom said the Monongalia County Unsheltered Task Force — formed to assist the area’s homeless through the COVID-19 crisis — has placed33 people in 18 rooms […]
1918 Spanish Flu and its impact on Morgantown
History doesn’t repeat itself, Mark Twain supposedly said, but it often rhymes. Jessica Eichlin gave a little laugh last week as she tried to conjure the exact wording of the […]
Postcast 15 – April 17, 2020
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