CHARLESTON — West Virginians can admire a product of the state being lit up on Tuesday as the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. The 63-foot Norway Spruce came from the Monongahela […]
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Council will OK water system bond
KINGWOOD — Kingwood City Council voted unanimously to do the third and final reading of the $848,000 water system bond during its next meeting. Members will also provide final approval […]
Manchin intrigued by term limits and ranked choice voting
CHARLESTON — Sen. Joe Manchin has decided not to run for reelection, and he has indicated he is open to the possibility of running for president on a third-party ticket. […]
Singer Al Anderson to perform two shows in conjunction with his appearance in a new documentary on Black music in W.Va.
Al Anderson is getting the band back together. The legendary rock ‘n’ roll and R&B singer, 86, will perform two concerts Dec. 3 at the Encore concert venue in Morgantown. […]
Are pandas headed back to California to work their diplomatic magic?
They are not typical diplomatic envoys. They spend their time eating, snoozing, lollygagging in the grass and rolling in the snow. But the giant pandas that have roamed a few […]
Congress didn’t solve the big issues
by Carl P. Leubsdorf The new House speaker, Mike Johnson, gave federal workers, U.S. troops and the American people a Thanksgiving and Christmas present: no government shutdown for the rest […]
We’re losing an important voice in our communities
The pace at which community newspapers are going out of business is increasing. Axios reports, “The decline of local newspapers accelerated so rapidly in 2023 that analysts now believe the […]
Groups, customers continue opposition to Mon Power’s proposed cut to net-metering credit; PSC staff propose alternate rate
MORGANTOWN – Mon Power and Potomac Edison net metering customers generate some of their own electricity through home solar installations. The companies’ proposal to cut in half the credits net […]
A song of family, no matter what: UHS senior Isaiah Harvey makes the Macy’s parade
If you’re a kid brother, you’re always going to be a kid brother, no matter how you old you are. And kid brothers, as it written in the sibling rule […]
MPO Policy Board survey lists Phase II of Green Bag Road as top priority
MORGANTOWN — An internal survey of the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board indicates improvements to Green Bag Road continue to be a top priority of local policy makers. […]
