MORGANTOWN — For more than 40 years, the Monongalia Arts Center has focused on providing affordable, accessible arts to the community. While that remains the ultimate goal, it’s time for […]
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Do you hear what I hear: Morgantown activists launch listening project for racial understanding
When’s the last time you really listened to what someone had to say? You know: Really listened. In an actual conversation, about a serious, societal issue — in an exchange […]
Morgantown Council asks Manchin to support Build Back Better
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council is asking West Virginia Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito to support President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better initiative. During council’s most recent session, […]
‘A Hero’ film offers an unflinching look at truth
BY ALISE CHAFFINS When we think of heroism, what often comes to mind are the big acts where countless lives are saved. In Asghar Farhadi’s latest film, “A Hero,” currently […]
Health Dept. urges vaccinations, boosters
KINGWOOD — COVID cases are beginning to decline in Preston County as the delta variant transitions to omicron — but staffing and equipment problems caused by the virus still exist. […]
About 40 children braved the weather for their free checkups
If it’s the first Friday in February and snowing (or sleeting or both), it must be Give Kids a Smile! at Monongalia County Health Department. However, the bad weather did […]
‘I’d call him an English gentleman’: Family describes missing Cheat Lake man
It’s been more than a month since Bryn Hargreaves last spoke to family in his native England. And when Monongalia County deputies tried the door to his Whisper Creek apartment […]
Thursday-Friday winter weather saw 9 vehicle wrecks, 13 reports of trees down
MORGANTOWN — While Thursday’s storm didn’t quite match some predictions in terms of ice and snow, it still caused some trouble on area roadways. The local area saw nine vehicle […]
BA.2, the omicron variant’s variant, confirmed in state
As Dr. Clay Marsh pointed out during Friday’s COVID-19 briefing, one should never underestimate this virus and its ability to mutate. Proving that point, Gov. Jim Justice announced the first […]
Commission gets CARES update
KINGWOOD — A little over half of Preston County’s CARES money has been allocated. County Administrator Kathy Mace gave an update on where the county stands on the funding at […]
