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Preston County Antique Tractor and Machinery Show to be held this weekend

The Preston County Antique Tractor and Machinery Association will host a show Saturday and Sunday at   the Reedsville Volunteer Fire Department. Gates will open at 7 a.m.   There will be toys, flea market items, old coins and currency, ice cream, home baked goods, crafts, antiques, tools and food for sale.  There will be a live auction at 6 pm. Saturday and a parade beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday.  Saturday’s events will include a children’s straw coin search at noon, nail driving contest at 1 p.m., balloon throwing contest at 1:30 p.m., cake ...

University Town Centre traffic lights now looking like a 2025 project

MORGANTOWN — The years-long effort to place traffic lights at two dangerous University Town Centre intersections will likely stretch into 2025.  On the bright side, it appears the project has been “value engineered” down from $1,549,175 to somewhere in the vicinity of $1,041,388, ...

Twirling aerialists, community arts coming to Morgantown

The Arts Council of Greater Morgantown is excited to present another First Friday for the Arts. From 6-9 p.m. Aug. 2, First Friday for the Arts will take visitors across numerous exhibition locations offering activities, demonstrations and live music free to enjoy.   Enjoy a live aerial ...

Christmas in July

Preparation for Christmas comes early for the WOW! Factory — an art studio that specializes in painting pottery, clay, mosaic, glass fusing, etc. — as two “Christmas in July” events are being held this week.  “Christmas in July” is an event that the WOW! Factory has hosted ...

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,  ...