MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has been appointed to the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission by America250, the official nonpartisan entity charged by Congress with planning the 250th anniversary of the […]
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House Democrats talk special session priorities
BY MIKE NOLTING West Virginia House Democrats are presenting a list of items they want on a special session agenda. House Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle, D-Cabell, said the special session […]
Tucker’s Treasures a not-so-hidden discount gem
Shopping at a discount liquidation store is exciting on many levels. These types of businesses offer the tantalizingly deep discounts and thrill of the unknown that one often encounters in […]
Strawberry sales, forever: MHS Foundation again launches perennial fundraiser
Forget baseball and that old poem about a young man’s fancy that you read in eighth grade English. When it’s springtime around here — that can only mean one thing. […]
Women’s Giving Circle to host Annual Spring Bash on April 28
The Women’s Giving Circle of North Central West Virginia (WGC), a component fund of Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia Inc. (YCF), will host its annual Spring Bash […]
City of Wheeling to open new homeless encampment site today
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK Homeless individuals living along 18th Street, across from the Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center in Wheeling, have until this afternoon to move to a new exempted site. The […]
Speakers urge city to do more for its unhoused population, suggest managed camps
MORGANTOWN — Vickie Ashcraft, a housing advocate for the Fairmont Morgantown Housing Authority, was on Morgantown City Council’s Tuesday agenda to receive a Fair Housing Month Proclamation. But by the […]
BOE candidates talk issues with editorial board
Still-flagging reading and math scores wrought by the pandemic. New challenges accompanied by the introduction of charter schools to the region. And a $142.6 million bond call for a standalone […]
PSC closes fire hydrant investigation following legislation allowing it to draft and enforce rules for water utilities with hydrants
MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission has wrapped up its investigation of the maintenance and testing of fire hydrants across the state and closed the case. The closure comes […]
McQuain Trust gives WVU Medicine $50 million to begin work to create new cancer hospital in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN – The Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust has planted a $50 million seed that will grow into a $500 million Hazel Ruby McQuain Comprehensive Cancer Hospital, the Trust and […]
