According to Mayo Clinic, 1855 saw the first-ever vaccination requirement for students attending public schools in Massachusetts, and other states soon followed with their own vaccine mandates. At the time, […]
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Art at Ridge Way Farm to uplift Appalachian artists, support veteran-oriented service dog program
The idea was planted at a botanical garden in Phoenix, Ariz., but will blossom thousands of miles away at a 30-acre community-oriented farm in Cheat Lake. During a visit to […]
WV Folklife Program preserves and presents the art of West Virginia’s everyday traditions
Your father’s peanut brittle recipe that you bring into the office every holiday. The slightly lopsided sweater that keeps you warm on chilly winter mornings, knit with the skills learned […]
Tuesday was the first day of school in Mon
Let’s go-o-ooo … Back to school. Several members of WVU’s football Mountaineers huddled at school buildings across Monongalia County on Tuesday morning. They were there to greet students reporting for […]
Don’t pass the bus — Mon deputies ready to ticket violators
Tuesday marked the first day of school in Monongalia County, which for many meant the first day of slightly longer morning and afternoon commutes. With West Virginia University starting Wednesday, […]
Of statues and statutes: Morgantown’s courthouse (and its most-famous occupant) both have an interesting history
Give me liberty. And while you’re at it, give me a place to hang around for 173 years. That’s precisely what Patrick Henry has been doing all this time in […]
Westover Council expands industrial zone, approves initial urban hunt
WESTOVER — Westover City Council on Monday adopted ordinances creating a limited “pilot” urban archery deer hunt and expanding the city’s riverfront industrial zoning district. The industrial zone expansion will […]
Morgantown’s Barbara Evans Fleischauer attends DNC as West Virginia delegate
MORGANTOWN – Former state Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer is at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, as one of 26 West Virginia Democratic Party delegates. Monday afternoon, she was preparing […]
Morgantown, Westover police make unrelated drug arrests Sunday
Police in Morgantown and Westover made several unrelated drug arrests Aug. 18, resulting in felony drug charges against three individuals and a misdemeanor for another. At approximately 5:24 a.m. Sunday, […]
Fairmont State’s Middle College program accepting donations for students
The first group of teens enrolled in Fairmont State’s Middle College program have moved onto campus. And like any student heading off to pursue their education, they are need of […]
