MORGANTOWN – The Senate approved a bill on Thursday to end the 1-cent pop tax that provides funds to the WVU medical school and replace it with a different source […]
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Preston County Youth Center looks to start after-school programming
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Youth Center wants to help parents spend more quality time with their kids in the evening. “We’re taking over the part of their homework and […]
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WVU POLICE Boehme, Garrett Dean, 21, of Summit Point, wanton endangerment involving a firearm, Feb. 6, Officer Roach. Hodges, Michael James, of Egg Harbor Township, NJ, public intoxication, Feb. 8, […]
Smith: Despite falling COVID numbers, the importance of vaccination remains
MORGANTOWN — It’s been some time since Monongalia County Health Department Medical Director Dr. Lee Smith got to deliver some positive news. Reset the counter. “The most important thing that […]
Chocolate ‘wine and shine’ festival: A sweet taste of the mountains, Saturday at Mylan Park
The way Jamie Summerlin sees it, Valentine’s Day is a pretty elemental thing. After all, the community organizer asks, what’s more elemental than fine wine, rich chocolate and — heck, […]
Additional charges filed against Ohio man charged with assaulting an officer
Additional charges have been filed against Joseph P. Elias, 40, of Wintersville, Ohio, after Monongalia County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant on the vehicle in which he was found. […]
Love is in the air in Mountaineer Country
Need plans for Valentine’s Day? Mountaineer Country has everything you need to show those in your life how much you love them! From flowers and chocolates to delicious dinners and […]
Black delegate receives an anti-abortion message conveyed by a Klan image
Richard Demoske, chapter president of the Berkeley County arm of West Virginia’s For Life, has resigned his position following a racially incendiary email sent to Delegate Danielle Walker, D-Monongalia. West […]
Masontown mayor takes road woes to Charleston
CHARLESTON — Masontown has a number of problems with its roads including a hole that could swallow a small car behind the post office. Mayor James Cottrell brought the issues […]
A look at bills introduced Wednesday, Feb. 9
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the bills introduced on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Local sponsors and cosponsors, if any, are noted. Sb 598, to direct the Department […]
