"I am sooo bored." How many times have you heard your kid say that? Heck, how many times did you say that when you were a kid? Jim Amrine, the retired entomologist and WVU’s renowned “bug guy,” used to love launching into his Elevator Pitch for the Great Outdoors whenever ...
The relocation of the Monongalia County Emergency Management Agency (MECCA 911) has been all systems go since the dispatch center transitioned from its former location on Mon General Drive to the brand-new facility at the Morgantown Industrial Park on Wednesday, March 27. “It went ...
In posts to various social media outlets on Thursday, Brian Butcher announced he resigned from the Rainbow House board of directors on Monday, March 25, citing consistent threats being made against him and other board members as one of the main reasons. “I have come to this decision ...
On a December day back in 2019, a charter bus rolled into the parking lot of a certain large retail store on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. The West Virginia passengers unfolded themselves from their seats and walked directly to the pharmacy counter of the chain, well-known in both ...
Class could be in session in coming weeks for the Monongalia County Board of Education. In a tax-ticket way of talking. That’s because the BOE wants to extend an invitation to county tax officials, in order to further school residents on the planned Renaissance Academy – and just ...
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE MOOREFIELD — Three major forest fires continued to burn in Hardy County Thursday afternoon. West Virginia Division of Forestry Director Jeremy Jones identified them as the Grace Mountain Fire, which is about 600 to 700 acres. Several structures have already been burned down and more are being threatened by the blaze. “There’s a pretty large subdivision involved where this fire is. We’re assessing these structures and trying to defend them as best we can,” Jones told MetroNews. Residents of those homes have been told to evacuate. The other major ...
