MORGANTOWN — Your family. Your community. Our commitment. That’s the working motto for the BOPARC Foundation, a soon-to-launch nonprofit fundraising arm of the city’s park system. “It’s been a long […]
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Grant Town protesters have their day in court
Twelve of the 16 protesters arrested last weekend at the Grant Town Power Plant in northern Marion County settled their cases in court hearings Friday, according to a press release […]
AREA ARRESTS
MORGANTOWN POLICE Brown, Luke John, 37, of Morgantown, possession, March 17, Officer Behm. Arbogast, Louis Michael, 31, of Flemington, possession, Feb. 22, Officer Breakiron. Wilburn, Paul Vincent, 53, of Morgantown, […]
Tax Department on track with returns ahead of filing deadline
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — As the Internal Revenue Service works to address a backlog of unprocessed tax returns from the last year, state officials in West Virginia say they’re […]
Expert witness says marketing strategies caused doctors to prescribe more pain pills
CHARLESTON — The state alleges drug manufacturers exaggerated the benefits of long-term opioid use in their marketing strategies significantly contributing to the opioid epidemic in West Virginia. Those allegations came […]
When it comes to child abuse prevention, blue is the hue of awareness
You may have seen the blue signs popping up around town. Or the pinwheels “growing” in front of local businesses and nonprofits. Or perhaps you’ve seen photos of people wearing […]
Four-day work weeks can burn you out
by Sarah Green Carmichael The disruptions of the COVID pandemic have prompted workers to reconsider how they can be most productive and forced companies to revisit some long-held beliefs. A […]
‘There’s too much month at the end of the money’
The late Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman said, “Inflation is just like alcoholism; In both cases, when you start drinking or when you start printing too much money, the good […]
A look at campaign finance reports for the six new Mon County delegate district primary election races
MORGANTOWN — The primary election is May 10 and Monongalia County voters will choose candidates for the six new House of Delegates districts. The candidates’ first round of campaign finance […]
BOPARC signs off on relocation of Marilla Pool
MORGANTOWN — While the final design remains fluid, the general concept and location of Marilla Park’s new pool complex appear to be set. During a recent meeting of Morgantown’s Board […]
