Voters in Granville and Star City cast their votes Tuesday for their respective mayors and town council members during municipal elections. In Granville, Mayor Patty Lewis and Recorder Mary Beth […]
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MUB approves 2024 budget including 3% rate increases
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Utility Board has approved a spending plan totaling just under $37.4 million for the 2024 fiscal year, which begins July 1. The budget is actually broken […]
Phil Faini: ‘The Chief’ knew how to keep the beat
Hail to the Chief. If you want to know the unbridled joy Phil Faini had for the wondrous act of making music, just go to his Facebook page. There, you’ll […]
WVU Extension expert warns about emergence of invasive spotted lanternflies
MORGANTOWN — It is hatching season for the spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect from Asia. WVU Extension entomology specialist Carlos Quesada said that while not dangerous in a physical sense, […]
Capito, Miller team up on bill to strike down new EPA power plant rule; Manchin seeks extended comment period, WV public hearing
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. Carol Miller have teamed to introduce a bill in their respective chambers to stop the U.S. EPA from implementing its […]
Nebraska Medicine Bariatrics Center is first customer for Endolumik’s Gastric Calibration Tube, developed in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN — Local surgical device company Endolumik has started commercial sales of its innovative Gastric Calibration Tube, with its first client being the Nebraska Medicine Bariatrics Center. In its recent […]
Banding event a fun, helpful way to learn about birds
Last week my daughter and I got up at dawn and drove to Morgantown. Neither of us are morning people, but this was a special occasion — a bird banding […]
National Equipment opens in Morgantown
National Equipment Co. has announced a second brick and mortar location opening in Morgantown, at 2500 Northpointe Plaza off of U.S. 119 near the Morgantown Airport and Mileground. National Equipment […]
Toxic air hanging over NYC should be a wake-up call
Last week, New York City had the dubious distinction of having the worst air quality of any large metro area in the world, with sports postponed and schools back to […]
What the ancient Athenians knew
by David M. Shribman ATHENS — In the evening, from the rooftops, the Acropolis shimmers in the failing light. It was, to be sure, once a place of worship. But […]
