KINGWOOD — Preston Memorial Hospital is adding an Orthopedic Surgery Department. The Orthopedic Surgery Department consists of three general orthopedists trained to deliver a wide range of services. Each has […]
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Pack the Bus program helps feed hungry students in Preston County
KINGWOOD — Michelle Wolford’s Pack the Bus will be parked at the Kingwood Community Building on Aug. 12 to take donations for the backpack program. Wolford, who died of pancreatic […]
Preston BOE approves the use of P-cards
KINGWOOD — While Preston County Schools begins using P-Cards for the first time, Preston County government has used them for years. P-Card is short for purchasing card. They work like […]
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute participates in clinical trial for heart device
MORGANTOWN — The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute was the first site in the United States to actively enroll patients in an innovative clinical trial to treat mitral valve disease. […]
WVU neuroscience professor receives NIH grant to study effect of serotonin in fruit flies
MORGANTOWN — Andrew Dacks, assistant professor of neuroscience in the Department of Biology, received a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research at WVU on […]
WVU professor receives research grant to study cancer growth
MORGANTOWN — What do one in five breast cancers have in common? Large amounts of a protein called HER2 (or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2). “Every healthy cell produces […]
WVU Foundation receives record number of donations for fourth straight year
MORGANTOWN — For the fourth straight year, the WVU Foundation’s annual giving program received a record number of donations. Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018, donors gave $22.3 […]
Pace of state Supreme Court impeachment proceedings causing partisan divide
CHARLESTON — Two local lawmakers participating in the impeachment proceedings against four state Supreme Court justices shared contrasting thoughts on the pace of the historic occurrence. Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer, […]
Ugandan singing group makes a stop in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN — Over 10 years, eight men have been spreading the Ugandan culture through Christ. The Harmonics, an acapella group, formed in 2007 and decided that serving the Lord, as […]
Area hotel occupancy rises
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice celebrated an increase in hotel occupancy statewide, but the local convention and visitors bureau says Monongalia and Preston counties are also on the rise. As per […]
