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Mon Health Ball of the Year raises $500K for the Caring Cottages

Submitted to The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN – The Mon Health Medical Center Auxiliary raised more than $500,000 at its 59th Annual Ball of the Year on Saturday. The money will support the development of the Caring Cottages, a new patient family stay house on the Mon Health Medical Center ...

Local animal rescue’s annual craft fair benefits cats in need

The foster-based animal rescue covering Monongalia and Preston counties, Homeward Bound West Virginia (HBWV) has its annual Fall Arts, Crafts and Vendor Fair set for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. today at Chestnut Ridge Church, 2223 Cheat Road. The event promises to be a day filled with seasonal ...

Mary Lou Retton is home, recovering, daughters say

Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton is out of the hospital and recovering from a difficult bout with pneumonia, her daughters said on social media. “Mom is home and in recovery mode,” wrote daughters McKenna Kelley and Shayla Kelley Schrepfer on Instagram. “We still have a long road ahead of us, but baby steps. We are overwhelmed with the love and support from everyone. Grateful doesn’t scrape the surface of the posture of our hearts.” Retton’s daughters revealed Oct. 10 that she was in an intensive care unit and “fighting for her life. She is not able to ...

This week will feel much warmer than winter — or even fall

Despite the mercury dipping below freezing Monday morning and work crews setting the stage for Christmas downtown, weather forecasts don’t plunge us into winter just yet. Monday’s morning fog and low temperatures in the 30s made room for a pleasant afternoon with the mercury inching up ...

Trick-or-treat times, themed events to fill out your holiday schedule

’Tis the season for costumed, spooky fun and candy-filled festivities. To help make planning your holiday fun easier, The Dominion Post is gathering information on area trick-or-treat times, trunk-or-treat events, business celebrations and more. To submit your Halloween happenings, ...

Morgantown business Apis Creative wins $260K NIH grant

Submitted to The Dominion Post Apis Creative, a small, woman-owned creative services agency in Morgantown, was recently awarded a $259,610 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of ...