KINGWOOD — Puppets are a fun way to tell a story, according to Kevin Smith, resident artist of puppeteering with the WVU Puppet Mobile. Smith and six of his students […]
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West Virginia Secretary of Transportation meets with leaders to discuss road issues and upcoming bond projects
MORGANTOWN — If there were two takeaways from the March 30 visit from West Virginia Secretary of Transportation Tom Smith, they were: One, the days of inflexible bureaucracy from the […]
Mon Health names Tom Senker as new interim CEO
The Mon Health System Board of Directors has named a new interim CEO of Mon Health System and Mon Health Medical Center. Thomas Senker, who previously served as the president […]
West Virginia Congressional delegation crafts legislation to battle opioid crisis
West Virginia’s Congressional delegation has been busy in recent weeks crafting legislation to battle the opioid crisis. Some of it passed into law and some is just getting rolling. Here […]
Tunnelton honors Vietnam Veterans Day
TUNNELTON — About 100 veterans met at the Tunnelton Honor Roll to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War and to honor the county’s Vietnam veterans. William Childers, commander […]
Dr. Brooks Gainer dies: Some of his patients had four legs and fur
MORGANTOWN — RIP, R.B.G. That’s what people were saying March 29 at the “ReTails” thrift shop, in Morgantown Mall. That’s in reference to Dr. Brooks Gainer, the physician and animal […]
Construction begins at development site off Cheat Lake exit
Shawn Fortney, president of Fortney LLC, said things are under way at the development site off the Cheat Lake exit of Interstate 68. Fortney said groundbreaking was held in February […]
2 Fairmont residents arrested for 2017 fires
FAIRMONT — WV State Fire Marshal’s Office announced that two Fairmont residents were arrested March 28 in connection with several May 2017 fires. Investigators in Marion County arrested Julie Slate, […]
Documentary on Hot Rod Hundley debuts March 30 at the Met
MORGANTOWN — Local production company Pikewood Creative will premier its documentary, “Hot Rod,” at 7 p.m. today, in the Metropolitan Theatre on High Street. The subject of the film is […]
Easter Bunny pays a visit to Ruby Memorial
MORGANTOWN — The Easter Bunny skipped the hops March 29, instead hitching a ride on a helicopter and landing on Ruby Memorial Hospital to make the rounds. It’s the second […]
