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Benefit concert aids early detection efforts at WVU Cancer Institute held in memory of late music lover

Mountain State native Tonie Renner Gentile had a lifelong passion for music that endured through her brief battle with breast cancer.   Following her death at 52, her family is celebrating her memory with a Morgantown benefit concert that will aid early detection efforts led by the WVU Cancer Institute.   The Friday concert at Mylan Park’s Mon County Center features country acts Cooper Crossing, Wyatt Turner and Haley and the Hard Way. Doors open at 6 p.m., with music beginning at 6:30 p.m.   Proceeds benefit the WVU Department of Cancer Prevention ...

The Bingen School of Music provides classical music education for local students

Twelfth-century abbess Hildegard of Bingen was a woman ahead of her time. Her extensive writings on the topics of science, medicine, poetry and philosophy reveal a sharp intellect and artistic soul.  She was also a composer of sacred music, producing works with vivid lyrics and rich melodies that have fascinated modern scholars since her rediscovery in the 20th century. Hildegard inspires many, including Ross Semler, the founder of The Bingen School of Music  in Morgantown.   Through his work as the director of sacred music at St. John University Parish,  ...

Appalachian Youth Livestock Showcase had over 250 exhibitors this year from all over the East Coast

The third annual Appalachian Youth Livestock Showcase (AYLS), a four-species jackpot show, had an estimated 250 exhibitors this year — all  showing off their pigs, goats, lambs and cattle.   The show is hosted by the Preston County Livestock Association and chaired by Natalie Phillips and Samantha Stone. There is an extensive committee that works all year to ensure all details are covered.   Stone said the event takes many volunteers and much manpower to pull off turning the Craig Civic Center into a top-notch indoor show arena. She said the show ...

Neighborhood comeback? Fairmont wants to re-imagine the Beltline

FAIRMONT — You don’t have to look very hard to see what Fairmont’s Beltline neighborhood once was. For decades, the Beltline was an industrial and community destination for the Marion County city that was always on the clock. Day and night, from the early 1900s on, the Beltline jumped like a Louis Jordan bandstand. Factories lined up like LEGOs behind 12th Street, including the Monongah Glass Co., known across the region and nation for its decorative lamps, goblets, plates and other fine glassware. Tightly packed duplexes for those workers did the same on Virginia ...

Preston County History Day has free tours of eight historical sites

KINGWOOD — Are you a history fan? Do you like visiting historical sites and museums?   If so, you might want to check out Preston County History Day this Sunday or the  third Sunday of the month  through September.   Deb Miller, Preston County History Day volunteer, said there are eight historical sites with free tours available to visit this year.   Old Hemlock,  near Brandonville, will be open  Sept. 15 only, with tours at 1  and 3 p.m. The 1782 stone/log home of renowned outdoors author George Bird Evans and his wife Kay ...