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In the Know: Go boating for a good cause

Do you have a boat and would like to help raise funds for area programs while scooting around Cheat Lake? Join the Cheat Lake Rotary for the Nancy Stout Memorial Poker Run beginning at noon Saturday.  Stout, who died in April, was an active member of the Cheat Lake Rotary ...

State Fair of W.Va. opens Thursday

LEWISBURG — Gates are set to open for the 99th Annual State Fair of West Virginia at 8 a.m. Thursday, with carnival rides opening at 11 a.m. To celebrate the return of the state’s largest multi-day event, catch opening day specials, including $8 gate admission and a $25 all-day ride pass. “We have a great 10 days planned this year, including two already sold-out concerts, amazing fair food, thrilling rides and livestock shows throughout the week,” State Fair CEO Kelly Collins said. “Summer may be ending, but there is still time to get a few more days of fun in!” The ...

City’s proposed camping ban leans on existing MPD policy

MORGANTOWN — At the heart of Article 1157 is General Order 339.  Article 1157, titled “camping on public property,” is the proposed citywide ban on camping or using “camp paraphernalia” on any public property in Morgantown.  As the latest, and boldest, new ...

Pantry Plus More’s Back-to-School Bash to be held on Aug. 3

Pantry Plus More (PPM) is holding its 7th-annual Back-to-School Bash from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. The event first started in 2018 and has gone on to serve thousands of students. “What began as an event that served a couple hundred students has grown immensely,” said Amanda Bolyard, board member at Pantry Plus More and chair of the Back-to-School Bash. “We served over 1,600 students last year.”  The Pantry Plus More Back-to-School Bash will be at the Mon County Center in Morgantown. Any student attending a school in Monongalia County — from pre-school to 12th ...

Banana bread or chocolate chip cookies? No need to choose one

I don’t know about you, but my family loves homemade baked goods. It doesn’t really matter what it is as long as it is still warm out of the oven. However, the top two contenders in our house are definitely homemade chocolate chip cookies and banana bread. So, when I found a recipe on Pinterest for soft and fluffy chocolate chip banana bread cookies, I knew I had to try them.  It doesn’t matter how often I make them or how many I make, every batch of banana bread or chocolate chip cookies is  completely gone within a day and a half of baking them. They are that loved ...