The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department has more deputies than ever before, after four new hires in recent months. “It’s a huge help that three of the officers have already been […]
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Pantry Plus More provides: Organization plans food drop-offs during school closure
Forget the toilet paper. What’s for lunch? Well, a day from now, it will be instant oatmeal, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly (along with bread, of course, for […]
Area residents curb travel plans in light of COVID-19 concerns
Jeremy Conklin was in Miami for business. The plan was for his wife, Bobbie Conklin, to meet him there. Two days before Bobbie was scheduled to head south, she was […]
Take it from me, a social distancing expert
So, it happened. I turned yet another year older last week. As some of you may know, it has long been a tradition of mine to Google the sentence “-year-old […]
Preston Footnotes
Pie Sale The McGrew Society is now taking orders for its spring pie sale. Pies available are apple, Dutch apple, blackberry, blueberry, razzleberry, cherry, peach, raisin and bumbleberry, a mixture […]
Top W.Va. consumer complaints for 2019
CHARLESTON — Communications complaints topped the list of consumer issues received by the state attorney general’s office. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced the top consumer complaints received in […]
Tax incentives for businesses could be harmful
A corporation seeks bids from local governments to build a new warehouse or move its headquarters. Policymakers tend to swoop in with this mindset: Let’s entice that company with tax […]
4-H Shooting sports program
The Monongalia County 4-H Shooting Sports program has its sights set on teaching local youth enduring skills. “Hopefully, it will foster into a lifelong activity,” said Michael DeMicco, senior certified […]
Medicare-D plan ready to roll in October
Who better to design a patient-centered, pharmacy-friendly pharmacy benefit plan than a pharmacist? That’s the premise behind a new Medicare-D plan making its debut this fall thanks to a group […]
Wings Ole property line dispute
“It’s absolutely stupid and it’s all a matter of public record.” That’s how Dan Nagowski, the owner of Wings Ole, located at 1125 University Ave., explained the city building part […]
