BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — With just weeks until school starts, districts across West Virginia are left with dozens of unfilled teaching positions. West Virginia Education Association President Dale Lee […]
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Kick off to the Fair: Parade Marshal Bob Pirner heads up High St. celebration
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Monongalia County Fair marched back into the proceedings Monday evening with a grand parade down High Street. Local disabilities advocate Bob […]
Bill Russell and Nichelle Nichols, American heroes
There’s a reason for the simultaneous mourning and celebration of the lives of a basketball player and an actress, both out of the public eye for years. Nichelle Nichols, 89, […]
What happens when TikTok is your main source of news and information
by Sam Wineburg and Nadav Ziv On TikTok you’re liable to find restaurant recommendations, lip-syncing snippets and false claims stating that COVID-19 vaccines contain aborted fetal tissue and that crisis […]
What an uprising in Kansas means for abortion in other red states
by Aisha Sultan The conservative “pro-life” movement managed to do something that abortion-rights activists have been trying to do for decades — they have destroyed the stigma around abortion. When […]
Morgantown City Hall project ramping up, kayak facility work winding down
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Communications Director Andrew Stacy said asbestos removal and electrical work is underway ahead of the upcoming renovation of Morgantown City Hall. “Design work is nearing completion. We […]
Haddox making music — one song, one gig at a time
Chris Haddox, the WVU professor, community activist and singer-songwriter, found out a few weeks back that he was the cause of an international incident. Oh, it was OK. This particular […]
Police seek person of interest in weekend shooting in downtown Morgantown
The Morgantown Police Department is looking for a person of interest from a weekend shooting in downtown Morgantown. Law enforcement responded to a shots-heard on Wall Street at about 2:26 […]
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MORGANTOWN POLICE Self, Timothy Shane, 36, shoplifting – 3rd offense, Aug. 6, Officer Shade. MON SHERIFF’S Daye, Irron, 44, domestic battery, Aug. 5, Deputy Hunn. Smith, Roxanne MacHelle, 52, domestic […]
Viatris Q2 sales down 3%; terms results better than expectations; declares 12 cent dividends
MORGANTOWN — Viatris saw its second quarter net sales down 3% from the same period last year, but called the results strong and better than expectations. Net sales were $4.105 […]
