West Virginia University’s pocketbook is a little fuller these days because of recent donor generosity. The WVU Foundation, WVU’s fundraising arm, said $177 million was donated during the recently completed […]
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Buckwheat Festival named a Top 20 Event by tourism society
KINGWOOD — The Southeast Tourism Society (STS) named the Preston County Buckwheat Festival a Top 20 Event for September 2019. According to its website, STS promotes and develops tourism in […]
Mon County Fair Week kicks off Monday with parade downtown
The county fair is an American summer tradition that conjures up images of rides, food, games and music across generations. Tonight at 7:30 p.m., the Monongalia County Fair parade will […]
Animal Friends seeks volunteers to help at thrift store that helps fund shelter
Wanted: Handyman, cashier, decorator or just about anyone willing to help make life better for the area’s furry animal friends. Animal Friends of North Central West Virginia is a 501(c) […]
GMCVB adds Taylor County to coverage area
The Greater Morgantown Convention and Visitors Bureau, the tourism marketing arm of Monongalia and Preston counties, will soon be adding Taylor County to its coverage area. The move came at […]
Sober Living Rally for Recovery hosts fundraiser
The first ever Morgantown Rally for Recovery will raise money to support West Virginia Sober Living. “It’s so easy to see all the drug use and people struggling with it,” […]
VA FARMS program offers more than classes
By Shauna Johnson HUNTINGTON — Over the hill from the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center in Cabell County, near the end of a gravel path, two boxes of honeybees, […]
Five years after closure, West Virginia DNR Director Stephen McDaniel not giving up on Pedlar shooting range
OSAGE, W.Va. — Through the rolling hills and country churches of Pursglove and Jere, well-intentioned folks don’t have many recreational opportunities when traveling down the Mason Dixon Highway. But nestled among […]
WVU professor analyzes seasonal shifts in Appalachian region
The professor’s smartphone got the last word the other day. “How’s that for timing?” asked Nicolas Zegre, a forester who directs the Mountain Hydrology Laboratory at West Virginia University. Blatting […]
The Shack Quack makes its way back for family festival Saturday
STAR CITY — A flock of yellow rubber ducks flew from the Star City Bridge into the Monongahela River Saturday, as the Shack Quack Family Festival got underway. Families were […]
