The Monongalia County Commission unanimously voted to renew insurance benefits for its employees and to absorb the increased costs at its meeting on Wednesday. Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield will cover […]
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FCC Hazelton worker tests positive for virus
HAZELTON — A staff member at FCC Hazelton has tested positive for the coronavirus. Rick Heldreth, president of Local 420 of the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents workers […]
Thank You Very Moo-Ch
Wendy Rouleau (front) and Arena Saurborn, of Cobun Creek Road, feed Kahula, a longhorn cow, herdaily snack of Dunkin’ Donuts. The cow is in her mid-20s, registered with the ABBI […]
Stealth legislation: Bills passed without knowing what’s in them
In the pantheon of great lines suitable for induction into Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s 2010 comment about Obamacare: “We have to pass the bill so that […]
A hashtag in search of a scandal
As American deaths from the coronavirus approached 85,000, the largest outbreak in the world by far, President Donald Trump was playing, “I Know Something You Don’t Know” with a newspaper […]
Why churches should remain closed — for now
A reader emailed us a question that people have been asking: Under Illinois’ shutdown order, why is it OK to go to the grocery store or Walmart, but it’s not […]
Episode 13 – BountyGate 2.0?
[spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=27833168″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” autoplay=”false” live-autoplay=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”false” hide-download=”true”] Welcome to another episode of Best of 7, the sports podcast from The […]
Mon Health receives approval for $20 million small format hospital
Mon Health System received its Certificate of Need from the West Virginia Health Care Authority to proceed with plans to construct a $20 million, small format hospital in Fairmont. Mon […]
CVB furloughs 8 employees, lays off 3 staff members
Visit Mountaineer Country Convention and Visitors Bureau furloughed eight employees, laid off two part-time and one full-time staff member and its president and CEO took a voluntary20% salary cut. Susan […]
Morgantown City Council discusses what reopening downtown will look like
You can come downtown if you want — but you’re still going to have to keep your distance. That was the word from Morgantown City Council on Tuesday night as […]
