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MCHD WIC’s Harrison County lead testing expands to Monongalia, Marion

With the growing popularity of a grant-funded lead-testing pilot program in Harrison County, Monongalia County Health Department’s Women, Infants and Children (MCHD WIC) will be expanding the service into Monongalia and Marion counties, to anyone 1 and older.  Harrison County testing has been conducted for more than a year in response to higher rates of lead in the public drinking water.  “The concern for water in Marion and Monongalia counties is not as strong, but there are still older homes or work exposures that can make exposure to lead possible,” said Jason ...

First annual Officer Zane Breakiron Memorial Ride set for today

CARMICHAELS, Pa. — A motorcycle ride in memory of a former Morgantown Police officer is scheduled for Saturday.   The first annual Officer Zane Breakiron Memorial Ride, presented by Carmichaels Riders and Zane’s parents, Garret and Mindy, will take place.   Breakiron died in an off-duty vehicle crash  June 3, 2023, near the Pennsylvania state line, three days before he would have celebrated his seventh year of service.   Registration for the ride begins at 9 a.m.  at the Carmichaels  American Legion. Riders will leave at 11:30 ...

Ribbon-cutting to be held for Preston County Rail-Trail

KINGWOOD — The Preston County Parks & Recreation Department is holding a ribbon-cutting for the Tunnelton Linear Park of the West Virginia Northern Rail-Trail at 1 p.m. today at 755 Campground Road.  This project includes the construction of the rail-trail on this section, fitness stations, weather shelter, chess tables and bocce and corn-hole courts.   Rachelle Thorne, executive director of PCPaRC, said the project was an ARPA funding project, and credited Tunnelton residents for their support.   “The support of the local residents was a ...

Greenmont residents frustrated by lack of Pennsylvania Avenue progress

MORGANTOWN — There are places in Morgantown you might expect to find a tent. The meeting chamber in Morgantown City Hall isn’t among those places.   And yet, there a tent sat Thursday afternoon.  It was carried in and placed before members of the Morgantown Land Reuse and ...

AAA: Nearly 71M to travel

AAA projects 70.9 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Independence Day holiday travel period. For the first time, AAA looked at the entire week of Fourth of July, plus the Saturday before and the Sunday after the holiday. This year’s projected number of travelers for that period is a 5% increase compared to 2023 and an 8% increase over 2019. “Americans are embracing the opportunity to travel over the Independence Day holiday in record-breaking numbers,” said Bevi Powell, senior vice president, AAA East Central. “Whether by car, plane, or train, we ...

Smith: State will investigate radio issues

MORGANTOWN — MECCA 911 Director Jim Smith said the state intends to troubleshoot local components of its Statewide Interoperable Radio Network (SIRN) with a particular focus on its effectiveness in western Monongalia County.  Smith offered the update during Wednesday’s regular ...