CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s Republican Party is dealing with multiple political fires. New members have been named to the Kanawha County GOP Executive Committee and a dozen others removed, over […]
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Citizens’ group starts petition to demand fixes to roads
KINGWOOD — A grass roots Preston County organization gathered thousands of signatures on a petition demanding better roads. We Stand United for Better Roads grew out of the North Preston […]
Appointments for kindergarten registration being taken for Aug. 12
If your kid is old enough for kindergarten in Monongalia County and you still haven’t registered for fall, you have one more chance to make the grade. Registration by appointment […]
Brake says slow down on annexation
BY DAVE WILSON With questions concerning Morgantown’s proposed annexation plan piling up every day and definitive answers to those questions in short supply, it appears the city is ready to […]
Lunch Ladies: Food truck owner was inspired by late mother’s career as school cook
BLACKSVILLE — “It’s little but it’s mighty,” Bonny Neer said, looking at her 6-foot-by-12-foot food trailer. Bonny found the trailer for sale in Kentucky, with the intention to create a […]
December shooting suspect convicted
MONDAY — A Fairmont man accused of a man in the chest last year pleaded guilty to the crime on Monday. Judge Susan Tucker accepted 29-year-old Carlos Pagan’s plea to […]
July 15 letters to the editor
Emergency need for blood donors now Summer can be a busy time full of fun activities and vacations, but the need for lifesaving blood transfusions never stops. In fact, every […]
Trump has treated Britain shamefully over a trifling spat
Kim Darroch learned the hard way what it’s like to be on the receiving end of Donald Trump’s grim Twitter feed. He should take solace in the fact he lost […]
Bransfield accused of sex assault in civil suit in Wheeling court
MORGANTOWN — A former seminarian alleges that former Bishop Michael Bransfield sexually assaulted him, and that Bransfield regularly drank himself drunk and then engaged in “grossly inappropriate” sexual behavior with […]
ECRISP program aims to help teachers deal with classroom stressors
Pop quiz: What is the category on a teacher evaluation form that can cause the sweat glands on the palms of novice educators to rain just like a West Virginia […]
