MORGANTOWN — A 21-gun salute echoed through downtown Morgantown on a chilly Monday morning as the Monongalia County Courthouse Square played host to a brief Veterans Day ceremony. VFW Post […]
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Model Cleaners, destroyed by fire Sunday, will re-open soon
MORGANTOWN — Model Cleaners was reduced to its frame in a fire early Sunday morning, but owner Dan LaCarte said the business will re-open nearby on Wednesday. “We aren’t going […]
Government access channel improvements on the way: Morgantown city manager
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Manager Paul Brake said another round of improvements are coming to the city’s government access channel — Channel 15 — that should significantly improve the quality […]
Agency over healthcare for poor already adjusting to W.Va. abortion amendment
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s agency that oversees Medicaid is already starting to react to Amendment One, which makes the state Constitution neutral on abortion. The changes being overseen by the agency […]
Ojeda — days after losing congressional bid — files for White House run
CHARLESTON — Not even a week from the conclusion of this year’s election, state Sen. Richard Ojeda, D-Logan, is gearing up for another bid for public office. This time, it will […]
WVU Neurosciences, NICU nurse, undertake first-ever Alzheimer’s treatment trial
MORGANTOWN — Judy Polak is a pioneer. The retired WVU NICU – neonatal intensive care unit – nurse was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2014. She’s the first person in […]
Youth football league lays flags at graves of fallen soldiers
MORGANTOWN — On a frosty Sunday morning, Veterans Day, the players and cheerleaders of the Westover Rockets youth football league organization took a break from their sport that favors military […]
Greater St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church celebrates 147 years
MORGANTOWN — Voices sang heavenward at Greater St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday afternoon. Heads bobbed to the mighty music of a three-person choir, whose volume belied its […]
City approves budget amendment, passes animal cruelty law
A $1,325,000 budget amendment by the City of Morgantown reflects residential trash and recycling bills collected by the Morgantown Utility Board on behalf of Republic Services in the first quarter […]
Preston files petition to take possession of money, drugs taken during raid
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Sheriff’s Department is petitioning for possession of $7,195 and drugs taken during a raid in August. The petition for forfeiture was filed recently in Preston […]
