Debbie Nelson would sincerely love it if you rolled up your sleeve next month in Clarksburg. The act of rolling up one’s sleeve is what saved her son’s emotional health. […]
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County looks at subdivision regulations
There’s a saying about an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure. That saying, Monongalia County Planning Director Andrew Gast-Bray explained, gets to the heart of why the […]
Lawyer, bank dispute missing $212,500
The 83-year-old aunt of a Morgantown businessman is fighting a court order to pay a $212,500 settlement with United Bank after the original wire transfer was stolen by a scammer. […]
Energy efficiency jobs increase in W.Va.
West Virginia is outpacing the nation and all but one of its neighbors in job growth in the energy efficiency field. But in terms of actual numbers of jobs, it […]
Buckwheat Festival draws people back home
KINGWOOD — Deanna Schwilke and Norma Jean Rosenau traveled more than a few miles for the Buckwheat Festival. Schwilke is from Wenatchee, Wash., and Rosenau is from New Jersey. Schwilke […]
Buckwheat Festival kicks off with Fireman’s Parade
KINGWOOD — Despite the fall chill in the air, people lined the streets to watch this years Fireman’s Parade. Benches, chairs, strollers for the children and folded blankets for two […]
Lakeview Golf Resort sells for $2.25M
Lakeview Golf Resort, its two 18-hole golf courses, its 187-room hotel and its other amenities sold Thursday afternoon in an online auction for $2.25 million. The auction was conducted by […]
Aull Center holds 15th anniversary celebration
The Aull Center — technically the Josephine & William Aull Center for Local History and Genealogy — turns 15 today. As you might expect, it’s going to be a historic […]
Financial data goes online on OpenGov; Project Mountaineer looks to expand service across state
In August of 2018, Monongalia County became the first to embrace an initiative by West Virginia Auditor J.B. McCuskey to place county financial data online in cooperation with software provider […]
DOH denies Kingwood City Council’s requests
KINGWOOD — The mayor and city supervisor said they were unable to convince the State Division of Highways (DOH) to budge on several traffic issues in town. Mayor Jean Guillot […]



