MORGANTOWN — Four hours – 40 wrecks. That fierce spate of snow Jan. 16 kept MECCA 911 dispatchers moving for their entire afternoon shift, director Jim Smith said. A total […]
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Former WVU assistant Hahn to host internet show
MORGANTOWN — Retirement did not hit Billy Hahn with a lounge chair and a fruity cocktail with a little umbrella at the top of the glass. That’s not to say […]
Energy experts examine storage hub project
MORGANTOWN — In recent weeks, various state and federal officials have proclaimed the promise of an Appalachian Storage Hub for natural gas liquids somewhere in the West Virginia-Ohio-Pennsylvania triangle. Brain […]
Meadow Ponds Golf Course to close Dec. 31.
MORGANTOWN — Meadow Ponds Golf Course is shutting down Dec. 31. A & A Homes Inc., of Inwood, W.Va., owns the property, said Kathy Stamper, who owns and operates the […]
Gee gives State of the University Address
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia is at a tipping point. The demise of coal and a loss of manufacturing has left the state struggling to recreate its economic identity while epidemic […]
Gee unveils West Virginia Forward
MORGANTOWN — WVU President Gordon Gee met with state business leaders Aug. 31 to unveil a comprehensive study of how to address West Virginia’s slow progress in a growing national […]
6-vehicle accident closes I-68 for 2 hours
BRUCETON MILLS — The Bruceton Mills exit of I-68 westbound was closed for about two hours Feb. 5 after a six-vehicle accident near Mile Marker 19. West Virginia State Police […]
W.Va. Caring kicks off Have a Heart campaign
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia Caring, formerly Hospice Care Corp., is kicking off its ninth Annual Have a Heart fundraiser to increase awareness and raise money for patients who need advanced […]
$100K approved for expansion of plastics company
MORGANTOWN — The company that is known today as Addivant has a connection with Morgantown that stretches back to the 1940s, starting with DuPont Manufacturing. Jon Kimmel, site director of […]
Severe flu virus hits W.Va.
MORGANTOWN — The flu season is especially severe this year, and the virus caused the first pediatric death in West Virginia in years, said Dr. Lee Smith, county health officer […]
