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Home football games have no impact on sobering center numbers

MORGANTOWN — Despite massive crowds, a prime-time kickoff and some 250 calls to MECCA 911 in one six-hour span, a single person ended up being transported to Hope Hill Sobering Center the weekend of the Backyard Brawl.  The Mountaineers hosted another home football game last weekend; ...

Local flower farm to host Fall Fest event

Join the family owned historic Mayfield Farm Sunday for its first-ever Fall Fest, an opportunity to bring friends and family together for a day of seasonal festivities. Since 2018, Kelly Ross and Zane Montgomery and their two sons have lived on their 21-acre farm after moving states when ...

Ruth Hicks has 102 reasons to celebrate

Ruth Hicks celebrated her 102nd birthday Wednesday. Born Sept. 27, 1921, in Milford, Texas, she earned her undergraduate degree from Texas State College for Women, now Texas Women’s University, and her Master of Science in social science at the University ofIllinois. Ruth moved to Morgantown in fall 1949 with her husband. She and her husband both worked at West Virginia University as educators, teaching history and English, respectively. She also has one son who worked in theater set design. Ruth reflected on her life in Morgantown and shared that Morgantown has grown and ...

Former Delegate Danielle Walker no longer serving at ACLU-WV

MORGANTOWN — Former Monongalia County Delegate Danielle Walker is no longer serving as executive director of the ACLU West Virginia chapter. Contacted on Tuesday, Walker preferred not to comment at this time. Anne Farmer, president of the ACLU-WV Board of Directors, said this in a ...

University Arts Series underway: Music, plays, more on the 2023-24 lineup

With its Sept. 13-14 presentation of “Bluey’s Big Play” and Monday night’s Old Crow Medicine Show concert, the University Arts Series is underway. There are still lots of opportunities to catch a show. The 2023-24 entertainment lineup features musical favorites like Blues Traveler, The Temptations and the Four Tops, as well as nationally touring performances of such stage hits as “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “The Book of Mormon.” Seasonal offerings include Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis and the Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet. Each show ...