Food insecurity is a real problem for many residents of the Mountain State. To help combat the issue through garden-based education, the WVU Campus Food Garden invites the community to […]
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MTEC students take part in annual competition
Students from across all disciplines at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center took part in the center’s annual in-house skills competition on Thursday. That includes everyone from graphic arts students […]
Jimmy Carter still changing the world
by Nicholas Goldberg The Carter Center announced last week that Jimmy Carter was entering hospice care and would forgo further medical treatment for his various ailments, choosing to spend his […]
Manchin hand-delivers tax cut warning to the statehouse
Sen. Joe Manchin has issued a warning on tax cuts. Manchin, who served six years as the state’s governor, and before that served in the state Legislature, was back in […]
Senate Judiciary OKs bill to regulate kratom, delta-8 THC
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee quickly approved a bill Thursday afternoon to regulate the marketing of kratom and delta-8 THC. SB 220 covers the processing, distribution and sale of […]
Westover putting increased focus on vacant and condemned properties
As the city’s public works director, Jason Stinespring is pretty familiar with about every property in Westover. Then there are some properties he’s very familiar with — 85 Monongahela Avenue; […]
Star City PD hiring full- and part-time officer positions
The Star City Police Department is looking to add to its ranks and is accepting applications for full- and part-time probationary police officer positions. Police Chief Jessica Colebank said the […]
Senate, House pass insulin copay and gas well inspector bills, among others
MORGANTOWN — Bills to lower insulin and insulin device copays, and to put more oil and gas well inspectors into the field topped the list of bills winning approval in […]
Senate passes bill to address jail-funding problem
Senators passed a bill affecting the longstanding problem of regional jail bill costs. Senate Bill 596 sets a per day inmate base rate and establishes a formula for calculating fees. […]
Senate Education moves bill to allow pilot program for nontraditional school week and teacher prep time
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Education Committee approved a bill on Thursday that would set up a three-year nontraditional school week pilot program where kids go to school four days and […]
