A Morgantown man was taken into custody after West Virginia State Troopers were dispatched to a Stewart Street apartment on Sunday for a welfare check concerning two juveniles at the […]
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Still no arrests made after Sabraton worker hit
A worker who was hit by a vehicle during road construction in Sabraton over two weeks ago is still waiting for the driver to be arrested. Now, he and his […]
U.S. Department of Education: COVID has knocked test scores to all-time lows, nationwide
West Virginia’s test scores in math and reading have taken dramatic dives over the course of the pandemic years – and so have everyone else’s. That’s according to the numbers […]
Can’t Truss it: Toodle-oo to a prime minister we barely got to know
Short-lived governments are routine in some democracies, with uncertainty the norm and predictability ever elusive. Yet never in London, where hundreds of years of steady parliamentary rule set a standard […]
Classroom litter boxes, cat translators and other myths running rampant
by Gene Lyons This just in: Regardless of what your ex-wife’s hairdresser’s brother-in-law says, there’s not a single documented instance of a school district anywhere in the United States installing […]
How ‘welfare reform’ steals from the poor
by Karen Dolan In reverse Robin Hood stories across the nation, the rich are stealing from the poor. In the process, they’re revealing a social safety net that’s been cut […]
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MON SHERIFF’SThomas, John Howard, 44, persons prohibited possessing firearms, Oct. 21, Deputy Martin Jr.Castell, Michaela, 31, domestic battery, Oct. 22, Deputy Hall. GRANVILLE POLICEWyckoff, Ryan Dustin, 26, shoplifting – 3rd […]
Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission taking applications to fill Circuit Judge Gaujot’s seat
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice announced on Monday that the Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission is accepting applications to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Phillip Gaujot in […]
Justice addresses rumors regarding CDC COVID immunization vote, touts his car tax bill
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice on Monday added his 2 cents to the raging debate about the CDC’s latest COVID vaccine action, and took another swipe in the Amendment 2 […]
Oct. 23 letters to the editor
Mon County supports monarch butterflies On Oct. 15, the Monongalia County community met at the Monongalia Arts Center to create monarch butterfly-themed art and learn about these insects’ lifecycle, migration […]
