Morgantown — Morgantown Communications Director Drew Bailey said the city has initiated a master planning process to determine the future of Morgantown Fire Department Station 1. The city learned last […]
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New SBA director Neptune says his job is about respecting schools and their communities
The newest executive director of the state School Building Authority didn’t have a lot of time to mull things over last week. In fact, Andy Neptune said he had to […]
Preston County man in custody after threatening to ‘shoot up’ Bruceton School
Seth Chance Johnson, 22, of Albright, is facing charges for making threats of terroristic acts after police say he made threats toward Bruceton School in Bruceton Mills on Jan. 4. […]
AREA ARRESTS
MON SHERIFF Hoskins, Ashley Dawn, 23, possession, Jan. 7, Deputy Hall. Looney, John W., 31, domestic battery, Jan. 6, Deputy Broker. MORGANTOWN POLICE Collins, Shawn Luke, 31, strangulation, burglary, Jan. […]
Abuse scandal is a reminder to end cover-up culture
Locked inside the Jehovah’s Witnesses world headquarters are secret files detailing sexual abuse by members of the religious denomination. Some of those files are slowly coming to light thanks to […]
The DeSantis/drag queen philosophy
by Scott Maxwell Last weekend, my wife and I were on a cruise where we caught a New Year’s Day production of “Grease.” It’s a super-dated show. But the songs […]
Democracy means more than just holding elections
by Kevin Frazier Democracy means more than just holding elections. And, “the people” are more than just voters. Yet, “we, the people,” have allowed our role as popular sovereigns to […]
Vega out; Abu-Ghannam, Trumble, Butcher to seek reelection
MORGANTOWN — At least one of the four Morgantown City Council seats up for grabs in the April 25 municipal election will have a new inhabitant come July. Ixya Vega […]
Canine adoption center reports increase in animal intakes
Each year, the Monongalia County Canine Adoption Center (MCCAC) takes in over 1,000 potential pets with the hope of finding them forever homes. In a perfect world, they all would. […]
Jan. 8 letters to the editor
Let’s create jobs cleaning up old mines A lot of work remains to be done to reclaim abandoned mine lands in West Virginia. Before passage of the Surface Mining Control […]
