MORGANTOWN – There’s a mostly paraphrased quote out there attributed to Robert Frost that goes something like this: “Poetry makes you remember what you didn’t know you knew.” It definitely went like that for Joshua Lugo Zambrano, late Friday morning on the downtown campus of West ...
MORGANTOWN - Boonie Jarvis, Army veteran and Patriot Guard Riders member, sat on call for five days after receiving the call from his dispatcher that the Twin Towers were hit on Sept. 11, 2001. “I had retired, bought a big truck, was doing heavy equipment moving. Putting on my boots that ...
MORGANTOWN – The entry in ink next to James Michael Gartenberg’s name carried a world of hurt in 25 poignant words. “Went to clean his office and say goodbye to his co-workers on 9.11.01 and never made it out. May he rest in peace.” Twenty-five words. Twenty-five years. West ...
By David Beard MORGANTOWN – Veterans, military family members and community members gathered at the Monongalia County Election Center on Thursday evening to honor veterans and their family members who serve as poll workers – and perhaps recruit some more. The event was put on by We ...
MANNINGTON – Brian Kolb has the perfect pepperoni roll recipe. First, you stir in a 250-pound aluminum frame that you also cooked up. Then, you garnish liberally with 1,000 LEDs. Finally, you stuff in a lot of quilting material, for a just-right doughy depiction. “Hey, what’s more ...
MORGANTOWN – “The Power of Us” is the theme for United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties’ 2027 Campaign, which was unveiled at the Community Leaders’ Breakfast on Thursday at Vandalia Health’s Hazel Ruby McQuain Conference Center. This annual event is also the kickoff of the ...
