County clerks in West Virginia are being challenged to prepare for the upcoming primary election. The difficulties include a late start on statewide redistricting as well as the kind of […]
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Champions! Morgantown boys basketball team celebrates state title
MORGANTOWN – Morgantown High School held a celebration for its 2022 state championship basketball team on Monday night inside the Rowdie Center. MHS defeated Parkersburg South 56-53 on Saturday night […]
An elegy for Mariupol, Ukraine
by Trudy Rubin I still don’t know if Alina has made it out of Mariupol, or whether she is alive. When Russian bombs pummeled the Ukrainian city three weeks ago, […]
Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences
I could get fired for what I’m about to say. Mind you, that’s not something I expect. I’m just saying it’s theoretically possible. Somebody could object and complain to my […]
Preston County budget passed, awaiting state approval
The Preston County Commission approved its tentative budget for fiscal year 2023 at its regular meeting Tuesday. “This is a tentative approval, as you remember,” County Administrator Kathy Mace said. […]
Mon Commission asked to assist with ongoing mine runoff issue, gets election update
MORGANTOWN — Kevin Dailey is seeing red, literally. Dailey appeared before the Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday to ask the body for assistance in getting the attention of the West […]
Westover Council passes budget reading, gets update on Long Street request
WESTOVER — Westover considers itself “The city on the rise.” It’s not hard to see why, considering its budget in recent years. Westover’s actual budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year […]
One dead in Snake Hill Road fire Wednesday
Just before noon on Wednesday, Masontown and Brookhaven volunteer fire departments responded to a call for a structure fire with entrapment at a residence on Snake Hill Road, near the […]
Morgantown woman arrested for assault with a baseball bat
Officers from the Morgantown Police Department arrested a woman after she allegedly hit another woman with a baseball bat. Officer Bernosky with MPD wrote in a criminal complaint that he […]
Springing into the spring season
BY CHRISTELLE TEMPLE Is it just me or does anyone else feel like a brand new person when the sun comes out? It’s like you almost forget how beautiful it […]
