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MPD deputy chief steps down, council discusses incentive pay
Morgantown City Manager Kim Haws confirmed Tuesday that PJ Scott, the city’s deputy police chief, has stepped down in order to return to his previous position within the MPD. Haws […]
Corey DeHaas named North principal
Corey DeHaas has been named principal of North Elementary School. Monongalia County Board of Education members, acting on the recommendation of Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr., approved the hiring during Tuesday […]
‘Thanks, Billy’: Community remembers Coffindaffer’s deeds to city, region
Billy Coffindaffer, the farmer, war veteran, college professor, college administrator, community activist and family man who always came back to West Virginia, died last week in his adopted hometown of […]
Green groups challenge Mountain Valley Pipeline extension into North Carolina
MORGANTOWN – As Mountain Valley Pipeline proponents and opponents await a U.S. Supreme Court decision on two stays blocking its completion, environmental groups are working to block a proposed extension […]
Fair parade to be adequately staffed following cancellation of Pride Parade
With the Monongalia County Fair set to begin next week, the annual Kick-Off Parade is scheduled for Monday, July 31 in downtown Morgantown. Back in June, a parade scheduled to […]
Mannington man arrested for breaking into cars on Wedgewood Drive
A man found breaking into vehicles on Wedgewood Drive in Morgantown is in custody after a witness who saw a man “trying car door handles” called Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputies […]
‘Girl dinner’ is much more than a social media fad
by Leticia Miranda TikTok has been taken over by “girl dinner,” which is a cultural reference favoring no-fuss snack plates instead of a full meal. But girl dinner is more […]
Why does Florida keep disabled kids in nursing homes?
For 10 long years, Florida has been in court fighting litigation over its system of care for some of the state’s most severely disabled children. About 140 of these kids […]
The message in Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ is clear
by Francis Wilkinson Country singer Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” is far from the worst agitprop ever to hit the American scene. But the song hunkered down […]
