Relatively speaking, Carmella Di Claudio was going to cast a pretty big shadow, anyway. Newborns weighing nearly 10 pounds — 9.6, to be exact — have ways of doing that. […]
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State Auditor J.B. McCuskey leads the campaign finance pack in the primary race for attorney general
MORGANTOWN – Two Republicans and two Democrats are vying for their respective party’s nomination in the May 14 primary election to succeed Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. The Republicans are state […]
Bloom touts new DOH contact, commission approves courthouse bid
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom said Wednesday he’s not sure what’s changed at the West Virginia Division of Highways, or why, but he hopes it continues. Days after […]
Morgantown man takes plea deal on sexual abuse charges
A former resident of the South Park area of Morgantown now awaits sentencing after entering into a plea agreement with Monongalia County Prosecuting Attorneys on March 27. According to court […]
Treasurer bans 4 financial firms from state banking services
Four financial institutions have been cast into darkness for state banking services over their environmental policies. State Treasurer Riley Moore’s office this week said it has placed Citigroup Inc.; TD […]
Nathan Stanley to perform Friday at The Encore
The Encore, 720 Powell Ave., Morgantown, will host “A Special Tribute to Dr. Ralph Stanley” at 7 p.m. Friday. Tickets and information are available at theencorewv. com. Nathan Stanley will […]
Fish fry continues to support cancer survivors
Started a dozen years ago, the annual Bob Huggins Fish Fry continues to raise money to support cancer services as well as the Remember the Miners Scholars Program. This year, […]
TikTok ban Congress’ latest moral panic
by Stephen L. Carter We are living in the age of moral panic. We look around, we see a problem, and we rush to outlaw something. Ban TikTok! cry members […]
Repeat, repeat, repeat
Repetition while teaching children is a necessary tool that allows them to absorb information and to build on it for future understanding. It is why my teachers required repeating times […]
Dilapidated Dinsmore site to be cleared this summer
MORGANTOWN — It looks as if a longstanding eyesore along Don Knotts Boulevard will be gone this summer. As part of a light agenda, the board of directors for the […]








