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Sheriff discusses concerns over faulty computer system

KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission held a short regular meeting Tuesday with two items on the agenda. An executive session with Prosecuting Attorney Jay Shay was held to discuss personnel. Shay requested the meeting during the budget meeting that was held Monday. The session ended with no action taken. In other business, Sheriff Paul Pritt discussed a faulty computer system that will not let his office generate monthly financial reports. He said when the tax deputies input data into the system it reads that data incorrectly and prints out inaccurate reports. Hunter ...

Mylan Park Fitness Center

Fitness was at the center of Wednesday’s Business After Hours at the Hazel J.W. Ruby Community Center and Sports Complex at Mylan Park. On the agenda was an opportunity for community members to explore the new fitness center location and experience the addition of state-of-the-art ...

Catholic schools will require vaccines

If private and parochial schools are allowed to set their own immunization policies under new legislation, West Virginia’s Catholic schools would continue to abide by existing standards. “We’re not going to change our practice. We will be requiring the normal set of immunizations for children in our schools,” Mark Brennan, bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston said on MetroNews’ “Talkline.” “It really is for the good of the children and the staffs, but also the Catholic way is to contribute to the common good. Vaccinations have a more than two centuries ...

Tickets on sale for Bob Huggins 12th Annual Fish Fry

Tickets are on sale now through April 4 for the 12th annual Bob Huggins Fish Fry. The 2024 Bob Huggins Fish Fry will take place April 6 at Mylan Park in Morgantown. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at BobHugginsFishFry.org. Joining the fish fry this year is special guest, MLB all-time hit leader, Pete Rose. Guests will have the opportunity to meet Rose and are welcome to bring memorabilia to be signed. Rose will join Huggins in a question-and-answer session moderated by the event’s emcee, WVU basketball Hall of Famer, Meg Bulger. The Fish Fry ...

Board selection opens Region 4 seat on opiate settlement foundation

MORGANTOWN — Thursday’s announcement that Jonathan Board has been selected as executive director of the West Virginia First Foundation leaves Region 4 without a representative on the 11-member body tasked with distributing hundreds of millions in opiate settlement dollars ...