MORGANTOWN – Legislative leaders aim to put 1,800 new teaching assistants into first- and second-grade classrooms in the next few years. Leaders also are working with the Higher Education Policy […]
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Bloom issues mask challenge: Just wear it
MORGANTOWN — “Mon County is exceptional. Our citizens are above the others, and we’re going to prove it.” And with that, Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom issued a challenge. […]
Winter storm brings vehicle accidents in Mon and Preston counties
None of the wrecks in Monongalia and Preston counties during the winter storm Thursday night and Friday morning were serious, according to 911 officials. Most of the area saw 4-7 […]
Leadership Marion members get a look at revitalized Fairmont Medical Center
FAIRMONT – Leadership Marion devoted its monthly visit to an area business to look at WVU Medicine’s Fairmont Medical Center Thursday morning. The group, through the Marion Chamber of Commerce, […]
‘Let’s Go,’ … always. Junior Taylor, Mountaineer mascot and advocate for people, dies at 66
Bob Vitsocky still laughs when he recounts the mock-arguments he and Junior Taylor would get into following Junior’s ill-fated run for WVU student body president. “I think he might have […]
U.S. Attorney Willian Ihlenfeld aims to tackle fentanyl trafficking in new role as chair of HIDTA executive board
MORGANTOWN – William Ihlenfeld, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, has been elected to chair the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Executive Board. HIDTA is […]
School out early in anticipation of storm
School was dismissed early Thursday in Monongalia and Preston counties in anticipation of a winter storm expected to bring inches of snow to the area. “Preston and Tucker counties are […]
Man arrested trying to sell gift cards purchased with stolen credit cards
Anthony J. Meredith, 41, of Westover is currently being held at North Central Regional Jail on a $50,000 bond after Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies found him in possession of several […]
Justice: State will seek CDC OK to offer second Pfizer booster to certain residents
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia is seeking CDC permission to offer a second Pfizer booster shot to certain residents, Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday. The second booster — also called a […]
Mon County spelling bee champ declared
Champion. C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N. Khloe Smith, a sixth grader from South Middle School, has taken the top spot in the Monongalia County Schools Spelling Bee. The bee featured 16 students who were […]
