KINGWOOD — Preston County parents, teachers and staff will receive a survey from the board of education soon. During an earlier meeting, board member Cross Kisner called for a recommendation […]
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Gene’s Beer Garden is a pub in the truest sense
Between the swiftly ballooning shopping centers and developments in the area, a new restaurant or bar is always popping up in Morgantown. Most of these are chains. I don’t mean […]
Petition: No confidence in Gordon Gee
BY MIKE NOLTING The West Virginia University Faculty Senate has received a petition calling for a vote on a no-confidence resolution for President Gordon Gee and another resolution to freeze […]
Leaving needles in public could mean jail time under proposed code
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council intends to take up an amendment to city code that would make leaving used needles on public or private property a misdemeanor punishable by fine […]
WVU provost issues final recommendations for four programs: Language programs cut, but 2 languages still to be taught
MORGANTOWN – The WVU provost’s office has heard four appeals in its Academic Transformation program portfolio review process and announced final recommendations in those cases to bring before the Board […]
Convicted murderer Michelle Michael requests new trial 15 years after sentencing
Michelle Michael, the Morgantown woman who was convicted in July 2007 of first-degree arson and the murder of her husband, James “Jimmy” Michael, appeared in Monongalia County Circuit Court on Monday […]
All in the family: The Pride program of Pierpont College receives a special gift
FAIRMONT – Cars and trucks cruising down nearby Interstate 79 told the tale. That is, you can’t get where you need to go – if you don’t have the means. […]
AREA ARRESTS
MON SHERIFF Simpkins, John Glenn, 39, fleeing, obstructing, Aug. 20, Deputy Thompson. WESTOVER POLICE Senka, Robert, 46, domestic battery, Aug. 21, Officer Hilling. STATE POLICE White, James Harry, 62, domestic […]
AREA ARRESTS
MON SHERIFF Harris, Malachi K., 21, obstructing, Aug. 24, Deputy Thompson. Orinick, Nativa, 41, domestic battery, Aug. 28, Deputy Thompson. WESTOVER POLICE Pursell, Raven, 20, domestic battery, Aug. 22, Officer […]
Gov. Justice: Monongalia, Marion among the 15 counties joining statewide Communities in Schools program
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice celebrated on Tuesday the addition of 15 counties to the state’s Communities in Schools program. The addition brings the total […]








