By Aldona Bird Preston County Parks and Recreation Commission (PCPaRC) and Friends of the Cheat are working to improve trails in Preston County. The PCPaRC Rail-Trail Committee has closed contractor […]
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Mon Health gets shot at trial
Boston Scientific nominates center for participation Boston Scientific, developer of the innovative WATCHMAN device that reduces the risk of stroke for atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients, has nominated Mon Health Medical […]
EMT Training
Extension offers 4-month course WVU Today Access to trained emergency response personnel, particularly in West Virginia where rural areas are abundant, can be a matter of life and death. West […]
Council seeks sites to show rural exhibit
The West Virginia Humanities Council is sponsoring a state tour of the new Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” beginning August 2021. The exhibit examines the present-day […]
Kick it into gear with virtual show
CLARKSBURG — The Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center will host its second virtual concert during the pandemic. The 5th Gear will perform live at 8 p.m. Friday on the Robinson […]
Research looks at extracting rare earth elements from acid mine drainage sites
Take a look at your smartphone — and not just the hairline-crack in the screen from where you dropped it in the driveway two weeks ago. Then ask yourself this […]
Mon COVID-19 cases jump nearly 62% in past 5 days
In the past five days, Monongalia County has seen its COVID-19 cases jump by almost 62%. Since July 1, there have been 100 new cases, up 61.7% — for a […]
Celebration of America
Mylan Park, Triple S Harley-Davidson host baseball event Mylan Park, the Fourth of July. On an afternoon all about American independence, it took a British invader to tell it right. […]
Local real estate immune to pandemic
Jobs, low percentage of virus believed to help market says realtors Even though many of us are still self-quarantining because of COVID-19, the demand for homes in the Morgantown area […]
DHHR to offer free COVID -19 testing
CHARLESTON — As part of Gov. Jim Justice’s initiative to increase COVID-19 testing opportunities, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) will provide free testing July […]





