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Permanent marks: Tattoo Expo back in Morgantown for weekend

MORGANTOWN - The West Virginia Tattoo Expo returns to Morgantown for the 12th annual summer session at the Morgantown Event Center at 2 Waterfront Place this weekend. The event includes on-site tattoos and piercings from over 200 artists, according to wvtattooexpo.com. There will also be an ...

MAC a-Go-Go! to raise money for arts programming

MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia Arts Center will be taking people back to the 1960s in the hopes of raising money for arts programming in 2026 and beyond. MAC a-Go-Go! A ‘60s Soiree is the fourth such annual fundraiser for the center. It will be Aug. 29 at the center, 107 High St., downtown ...

Blanche Lazzell artwork comes home after nationwide tour

MORGANTOWN -- The West Virginia University Art Museum will hold an opening ceremony to unveil “Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Artist” on Friday. This exhibition is the first from WVU to complete a nationwide tour and celebrates the WVU alum and printmaking prodigy Lazzell. Lazzell ...

Flooding leads to water rescues in Randolph, Barbour

ELKINS - Emergency workers performed water rescues in both Randolph and Barbour counties Sunday after severe storms caused flooding in the local area. Flooding in the Montrose area of Randolph County area forced officials to rescue a family who were stranded in their home by high water, Randolph County Office Emergency Management Director Mike Miller told The Inter-Mountain Monday. "With the rain from Sunday, the Montrose and Leading Creek areas got hit really hard," Miller said. "The Leading Creek Volunteer Fire Department did a search in an area close to the Randolph/Tucker ...