MORGANTOWN – FirstEnergy subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison are asking the state Public Service Commission for more time to consider their possible purchase of the coal-fired Pleasants Power Station […]
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Hundreds walk in support of sexual assault survivors
The hopeful winds of change were blowing Saturday afternoon in downtown Morgantown as sexual assault survivors and supporters marched down High and Spruce streets spreading awareness of sexual assault and […]
Mon BOE mulls over architects for STEM school
The Renaissance Academy, the working name for a standalone institution geared to science, technology, engineering and math pursuits for Monongalia County’s high school students, is quickly advancing from the idea […]
‘That has to count’: American Legion Post 174 honor area veterans of Vietnam
West Virginians did a lot of the heavy lifting during the Vietnam War. Maybe most of it. A total of 36,578 served during the fighting and 1,128 came home in […]
AREA ARRESTS
MON SHERIFF Magee, Alexander Giazzon, 36, receiving or transferring stolen goods, March 27, Deputy Kohler. Sloneker III, Ira D., 22, two counts domestic battery, March 21, Deputy Greenwalt. Harder, Jeffrey […]
Giuliani challenging Abu-Ghannam for city’s 1st Ward council seat
MORGANTOWN — Incumbent Joe Abu-Ghannam and longtime Morgantown businessman James Giuliani have put their names forward to represent the city’s 1st Ward for the next four years. This time around, […]
‘The Visitor’ wears out its welcome with weak execution
Horror movies are filled with tropes. Those tropes contribute to the lack of critical acclaim for the genre as a whole, but they are also largely what make it popular. […]
64th Annual Ehhibit 60 at MAA begins next week
Local artists are encouraged to enter their artwork in the annual fine art Exhibit 60, sponsored by Morgantown Art Association. This will be juried and judged by the internationally famous […]
Coopers Rock bridge closed
As spring weather returns and people start planning outdoor excursions, the Coopers Rock bridge that accesses the scenic overlook remains closed for maintenance and repairs. The West Virginia State Parks […]
Preparations underway for possible severe weather
BY MIKE NOLTING Weekend weather across northern West Virginia is expected to bring rain, high winds and possibly hail. Power crews are bracing for the possibility of an another high-wind […]
