MORGANTOWN — Holding facility, public intox shelter, drunk tank. Whatever you want to call it, Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston calls it sorely needed. The lack of such a facility, […]
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Annual conference focuses on attracting, retaining work force
MORGANTOWN — Come home. That was among the key messages delivered Monday during the opening day of the West Virginia Economic Development Council’s annual fall conference, at Morgantown’s Marriott Waterfront […]
Preston applies for grant to help those with drug addictions
KINGWOOD — Preston Commissioners agreed to apply for a second year of a grant that the community corrections director said is providing help for those addicted to drugs. “I love […]
Preston could gain delegate with accurate 2020 census count
KINGWOOD — Preston County’s representation in the State House of Delegates could change based on the results of the 2020 U.S. Census. Currently, portions of Preston and Tucker Counties together […]
Three past Queen Ceres tend to former mentor’s garden
KINGWOOD — Bill and Mildred Lindley have been involved with the Preston County Buckwheat Festival since 1966. Earlier this year, Mildred died of cancer. She was a master gardener and […]
West Run Road closed this week
West Run Road, near Point Marion Road, will be closed due to drilling Monday through Friday, according to Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer. The road will be closed from 7 […]
Funeral costs continue to rise and prepaying guards against inflation
Forty percent of Jason Smith’s business comes from pre-paid funerals. And that number is steadily increasing, said Smith, owner of Smith Funeral & Cremation Care in Westover. “Pre-paid funerals are […]
Trump’s plan to cut SNAP benefits could harm thousands
More than 3,400 households in Monongalia County could lose government assistance for basic food needs if a government plan to curtail the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP for short, […]
Police chief: Downtown issues face everyone
Whether it’s due to overdoses, public intoxication, arrests, mental health calls or frequent rides to the hospital, Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston said there are individuals frequenting the downtown with […]
Morgantown High hosts yearly Band Spectacular
MORGANTOWN — Sounds of scales and warms up scattered the parking lot of Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium as bands from West Virginia and Pennsylvania prepared for the Morgantown […]
