KINGWOOD — Preston Commissioners approved the purchase Monday of .69 acre of land near a communications tower on Caddell Mountain. Frazee Resource Management offered the land to the county for […]
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Aug. 19 letters to the editor
Walking, biking still not a bad way to get anywhere New pedestrian crossing systems have been installed at two locations in Morgantown. Everyone please alert yourself to their function whether […]
University, Green Bag roundabouts wind up residents
MORGANTOWN — Some call them roundabouts. Others call them traffic circles. But a contingent of residents in Suncrest — near the intersection of University Avenue and Collins Ferry Road — […]
Rotary sponsors Spanish exchange
KINGWOOD — The Rotary Club of Kingwood is sending an exchange student to Spain. And it gave exchange student Cozette Ries $500 to help with expenses. Ries, who would enter […]
Officers discuss responsibilities and challenges
KINGWOOD — What are the duties of a law enforcement officer? According to Preston County Sheriff Dan Loughrie, officers are responsible for the tax office, civil process, home confinement, law […]
MPD increases presence in school zones
It’s that time of year, when driving in Morgantown becomes a lot more hazardous, time-consuming and frustrating, but there’s no excuse to break traffic laws just because you’re in a […]
Boys & Girls Club says it will have school programming
MORGANTOWN — On Aug. 15, five days before Tuesday’s first day of school, the Mountaineer Boys & Girls Club contacted parents to inform them that before and/or after school activities […]
Fed judge OKs ‘overarching conspiracy’ claim in generic drug price-fixing suits including W.Va. and Mylan
One of two federal lawsuits pursued by West Virginia and other states alleging that a number of generic drug makers engaged in a scheme to fix prices and allot market […]
ICE operating in Morgantown
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted an operation in Morgantown on Thursday. Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer said his agency received a courtesy call last week from ICE but night […]
FallFest features Louis the Child, Gucci Mane and Jon Bellion
MORGANTOWN — FallFest, West Virginia University’s 25th annual welcome-back-to-campus concert will be held Tuesday on the Evansdale Rec Fields adjacent to the Student Rec Center. This year’s performers are Louis the Child, […]
