Given the ever-more extreme race to the right by Missouri’s Republican leaders lately, it was perhaps only a matter of time before one of them suggested the government should start […]
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Children’s Hospital Welcomes Work of Local Artist
Beth Keener-Flanery is a visual artist from West Virginia, practicing graphic design, painting, printmaking and more. Keener-Flanery supports her creative work with an A.S. in graphic design, a B.A. in […]
WVDOH accepts bids for three projects including Pleasant Street and Patteson Drive bridges
CHARLESTON — Projects to replace three bridges are among 25 included in a bid-letting held by the West Virginia Division of Highways this week. The WVDOH is reviewing the bids […]
Expansion of mental health services coming to north-central West Virginia
Valley HealthCare System of North Central West Virginia was recently awarded a four-year, $1 million grant to expand mental health services in north-central West Virginia. Valley, a nonprofit mental health […]
COVID cases declining but Justice and team remain wary as winter approaches
MORGANTOWN – While COVID cases and hospitalizations are steadily dwindling, Gov. Jim Justice and his team remain vigilant as chilly weather sets in. “It’s starting to get colder, it’s absolutely […]
This is for everyone: SteppingStones launching playground fundraising campaign
MORGANTOWN — Nearly two decades ago, SteppingStones partnered with Mylan Park to build Miracle Field, a one-of-a-kind custom-designed baseball diamond for ballplayers overcoming physical and developmental challenges. Now the nonprofit […]
Health Right receives a $25K grant for COVID, flu vaccines
Milan Puskar Health Right has journeyed long and far from its “treat-and-street” days of 40 years ago. Treat-and-street: That’s what they called it back then. Say you walked in with […]
MARG to buy state-of-the-art rescue equipment with recent grant funds
With new state-of-the-art equipment being purchased with recent grant funds, the Mountaineer Area Rescue Group (MARG) will be prepared for rescues on even the toughest terrains, allowing the search-and-rescue group […]
Mon County, MUB, WestRidge putting up $7M for upgrade projects
MORGANTOWN — A $14 million upgrade to Morgantown Utility Board water and sewer infrastructure supporting WestRidge and the larger Chaplin Hill/Mylan Park area looks like it’s going to require a […]
Christian nationalism hasn’t translated into successful governance
The subject of “Christian nationalism” has again appeared in our political life, establishing residence in the Republican Party. It is nothing new, though, having taken many forms in the past, […]
