MORGANTOWN – West Virginia is one of a small handful of states showing a decrease in the percentage of overdose deaths from March 2021 through March 2022. The data comes […]
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McCarthy’s mad that Biden linked GOP to fascism?
So Kevin McCarthy doesn’t like it when he gets called a nasty name. Tough. He’s done it for years.The Republican leader in the House of Representatives from Bakersfield, California, told […]
Grape harvest yields all sorts of tasty treats
Two years ago I trimmed my family’s grape vines in the springtime before they broke dormancy. They had overgrown and needed management, and for the previous few years had set […]
Morgantown councilors frustrated with lingering issues between the city and its first responders
MORGANTOWN — For the first time publicly on Tuesday, members of Morgantown City Council expressed their own frustrations with the administration’s ability to mend the rift between city hall and […]
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MON SHERIFF Boyd, Vincent Carl, 29, domestic battery, Sept. 3, Deputy Thompson. Freeman, Dylan, 30, domestic battery, Sept. 4, Deputy Thompson. Moore, Richard Jared, 33, domestic battery, domestic assault, Sept. […]
Troopers find drugs in strange location after traffic stop
A Friday traffic stop on Fairmont Road in Morgantown ended with two people being arrested after police found drugs in some interesting places. According to a criminal complaint, West Virginia […]
Free Bikes 4 Kidz aims to bring equity to bicycle access
By November 2023, area nonprofit Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) had hoped to give away 75 refurbished bicycles to low-income kids in the area. As of the end of August, […]
Singing duo a favorite at area nursing homes
For over a year, entertainment duo Pam Lyons and Barry Wilbanks, who together form Pam & Barry Singing Duet, have been singing and dancing their way into the hearts of […]
Local School Improvement Councils now forming in Mon district for 2022-23
Show of hands: How many of you would like an official say in the day-to-day doings of your child’s school? How many of you would like to present official input […]
Law designed to disenfranchise Blacks upheld
What’s wrong with this picture? A federal appeals court in Mississippi, in recently considering whether to overturn an 1890 law that makes it almost impossible for ex-convicts to ever vote […]
