CHARLESTON — Impeachment proceedings focused on the West Virginia Supreme Court began Thursday July 12, with Justice Menis Ketchum now out of the mix because of his […]
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W.Va. high school graduation rate third-highest in nation
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s high school graduation rate of nearly 90 percent was the third-highest in the nation last year, state Superintendent of Schools Steven Paine said […]
Students learn how to design and bake a cake
MORGANTOWN — “Fake it ‘til You Bake it.” This is the phrase 11 students had in the back of their minds when coming into a four-day class […]
Blessing Box to help provide food for people
KINGWOOD — Melanie Bentz needed an AmeriCorps project. She decided to make it a blessing. Repurposing an old metal newspaper machine, she started a Blessing Box. A […]
Kingwood Council discuss ordinances; approves MSK donation
KINGWOOD — If Kingwood can’t find its ordinances, perhaps it should just repeal them, council discussed this week. “It baffles me that we don’t know what ordinances […]
Tunnelton man faces up to 25 years for multiple charges
KINGWOOD — A Tunnelton man faces three to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug and other charges. Under a plea agreement, Mark Hamilton Jackson […]
River Road PSD manager admits to ethics violation
MORGANTOWN — River Road Public Service District Manager Michelle Malone has accepted a conciliation agreement with the state Ethics Commission, admitting she engaged in nepotism in employing […]
Ethics Commission: Brazaitis can vote on Haymaker Forest
CHARLESTON — Any benefits received by Morgantown Deputy Mayor Mark Brazaitis as a result of the city purchasing the Haymaker Forest would not be “selective, differential or […]
Mon Commission discusses county-wide recreation levy
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Clerk Carye Blaney said time constraints might not be the only hurdle Morgantown city officials need to navigate if they want to place a […]
WVU’s Health Sciences Campus hosts weekly farmers market
MORGANTOWN — Meats, flowers and produce were among the pickings Wednesday at the weekly farmers market on the WVU Health Sciences campus. Tomatoes, corn, cucumbers. Marigolds, ivy and […]