“It gets dark every night!” vented a stressed cashier at a sub shop in Ohio on the afternoon of the eclipse. He was complaining about having too much business, that […]
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MPD oversight board considers funding request for community survey
BY MIKE NOLTING The Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board plans to move forward with a community survey to better understand the perceptions of policing in the community, which […]
Take seriously the threat of a fiscal breakdown
The latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office repeat a warning made many times before: The trajectory of U.S. government borrowing is unsustainable. Washington, fixated on this year’s elections, isn’t […]
President Biden must again prevent a wider Middle East war
by Andreas Kluth An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind, as Mahatma Gandhi allegedly said. After Iran’s massive retaliation for the Israeli strike against Iran’s diplomatic compound […]
Trump’s big mistake
by Robert Pawlicki Casual political observers may not be aware that Donald Trump has taken on a new strategy — infusing Christianity into his movement and presenting himself as a […]
Westover Council finalizes sewer rate increase ahead of Holland Avenue work
WESTOVER — A third and final reading of a 36.67% increase in the city’s sewer rates cleared Westover City Council Monday. Customers will begin seeing the higher rates reflected in […]
Baby box, ladder truck among new features at Norwood Fire Station
The City of Morgantown’s new Safe Haven Baby Box was officially opened as part of a ceremony at the Morgantown Fire Department’s newly renovated Norwood Fire Station Monday afternoon. “This […]
Running for Katy’s life (and yours, too)
FAIRMONT — Kaitlynn Jade “Katy” Newbraugh, by the accounting of all who knew her, was a top-achieving kid who cared about her family, her neighbors and the place she called […]
AREA ARRESTS
MON SHERIFF Pollard, Devin S., 33, three counts obstruction, three counts battery on a government representative, April 9, Deputy Rose. Boyd, Josh, 41, child abuse causing injury, April 11, Deputy […]
DIY: Faux Flowers
Forever in bloom: Make decor that won’t wilt using natural materials Flowers are starting to bloom in gardens and fields and forests. But when cut, they fade quickly. With a […]
