At the end of last month, billions of dollars in pandemic-era government funding for child care centers expired, leaving experts concerned over access to early learning for children, employment for […]
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Monongalia Dems’ chair resigns
On Monday, Mindy Salango, chair of the Monongalia County Democratic Executive Committee, resigned her role as chair. The committee announced the resignation Friday and said it will elect several new […]
‘Totally Killer’ balances horror and humor
Have you ever wondered, “What if they made ‘Back to the Future’ today, and also made it a slasher?” I’ll be honest, that had never occurred to me, but when […]
Sewer board to replace 46 grinder pumps
KINGWOOD — Prior to its monthly meeting, the Kingwood Sewer Board held a special meeting concerning the replacement of 46 grinder pumps with gravity flow systems. No members of the […]
From South America to North Carolina
BY ALISE CHAFFINS When Joe Troop spent more than a decade in South America, he didn’t realize that his future bandmate was there as well. But when Larry Bellorin was […]
Breast cancer screening guidelines should evolve with science
by Lisa Jarvis October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, as I was reminded over the weekend when a server offered me a special rose-colored cocktail to benefit a local cancer […]
Why the Kaiser Permanente strike may signal more health care labor unrest
by Shira Fischer More than 75,000 nurses, nursing assistants, technicians, pharmacists and other health care workers at Kaiser Permanente went on strike in California and beyond this week. Their unions […]
Morgantown’s remarkable views and unique landscapes dazzle balloonists
When one imagines standing in a wooden basket 1,000 feet off the ground, tranquility, wonder and joy are likely not the feelings that come to mind. That’s exactly what a […]
PSC rules on rate hike reduction and net metering requests in Mon Power/Potomac Edison case
MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission has issued an order in a Mon Power/Potomac Edison rate-hike case that included requests from other parties to strike nearly all of the […]
A BEAST of a ride: Mon Schools expect to receive two electric buses in December
Two beasts are about to be unleashed in Monongalia County. And no, Tony Harris said the afternoon of a Friday the 13th, he isn’t referencing the capsule plot of the […]
