Monongalia County Health Department staff members got to take out their frustrations against COVID-19 on pinatas on Friday during a socially distanced Ice Cream Social held to pause and reflect […]
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Crowds protest Floyd killing
In cities across the nation, thousands continue to protest the police killing in Minneapolis of George Floyd. Floyd, an unarmed 46-year-old black man, died Monday after a white police officer […]
MCHD discusses COVID-19 deaths
Is there a difference between dying of COVID-19 and dying with COVID-19?That was a topic of conversation during a recent Monongalia County Board of Health meeting.There have been five deaths […]
Family, friends honor man who was murdered last year
TUNNELTON — The friends and family of Philip “Bucky” Barlow gathered Saturday to remember the good person he was and pray for justice in his murder one year ago.“Justice for […]
Tin 202 will receive first ‘parklet’ dining area on High Street
A game changer. That’s how Tin 202 owner Chris Evans described an initiative that will allow High Street restaurants to use on-street parking spaces as expanded outdoor dining areas. His […]
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute announces it can predict coronavirus symptoms three days in advance
The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) and WVU Medicine, in conjunction with Oura Health, have addressed a major concern regarding the spread of COVID-19. The RNI created a […]
BOPARC cancels summer camps, plans to continue other outdoor programming
COVID-19 restrictions mean summer camps will be on hiatus this summer, but BOPARC is planning to continue some programming. “This was a difficult decision and we explored multiple avenues that […]
How is food genetically modified?
Over the years, humans have transformed all sorts of foods and evolved many new varieties. For example, corn used to be only 19 millimeters long, taste like dry potato and […]
The Aquatic Center at Mylan Park announces reopening
The Aquatic Center at Mylan Park will reopen at 5:30 a.m. Monday. In accordance with the governor’s and the West Virginia DHHR’s guidance, extra precautions are being taken to help […]
Mon County’s superintendent of schools considers new CDC COVID-19 guidelines for returning fall classes
The art of the personality and the pandemic.If you know Sam Brunett, you’ll also know he’s nothing like Bob Ross.Save for the brotherhood of the brush and canvas.The late Ross […]
