KINGWOOD — Connie Ervin, Preston County’s assessor, won the 2022 Ralph C. Boyles Memorial Achievement Award. “I was floored and honored,” Ervin said. She explained Boyles was influential in the […]
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DHHR unveils child welfare dashboard to track foster care placements, CPS staffing and more
MORGANTOWN – The Department of Health and Human Resources unveiled its new child welfare dashboard on Wednesday, and some local legislators and candidates are pleased with the progress. The dashboard […]
A farewell to the chief: Tom Varndell retires from Star City PD
Star City Town Hall was full of people Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the retirement of Star City Police Chief Tom Varndell. Mayor Herman Reid, along with city council members, city […]
Mon Commission will share space during Morgantown City Hall renovations
MORGANTOWN — It looks like the Monongalia County Commission and Morgantown City Council are going to be roommates! Kinda. A Wednesday afternoon work session ended with the commission agreeable to […]
State Police receive AED donation from Lowe’s Home Improvement
Local West Virginia State Police detachments will now be equipped with AED (automated external defibrillator) devices thanks to a donation from Lowe’s Home Improvement. Several members from the Lowe’s team […]
Business comes naturally to herbal company
BY ALDONA BIRD Growing herbs and selling tea blends came naturally to Caroline, of Hill and Holler Herbs. In childhood, she had learned a lot about caring for growing things. […]
The Southern Baptist blasphemy
While the Catholic Church has spent much of the last three decades wrestling with deeply painful revelations of priestly sexual abuse and the bishops’ callous disregard for the people in […]
It’s not up to the West to call the shots
by Erik Gartzke The war in Ukraine has gone well from the perspective of Western pundits and officials. Russia has seen a series of costly reversals on the battlefield because […]
Uvalde, Texas shooting: A failure of several levels
There are no adjectives that can accurately describe the gruesome act committed by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. He killed 19 children and two teachers. […]
Youth Cycling Coalition selects Morgantown for pilot program
MORGANTOWN — The 10 largest cycling nonprofits in the United States have come together with a goal of getting kids more active and instilling a love of riding. And they […]
