Downtown hosted its inaugural First Friday last night, designed to highlight the city’s artistic side. From 6-9 p.m., folks could visit exhibitions at Andrew White Guitars, the Monongalia Art Center, the Morgantown Art Party and the Pleasant Street Co-Op. The event will be held on the ...
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE About 200 folks looked on Friday under cloudy and overcast skies at the West Virginia Wildlife Center. All eyes were on a brown box on stage held within a chain-link pen. The winter burrow of French Creek Freddie is what everybody had come to see as Wildlife Center Manager Trevor Moore coaxed the drowsy critter from his lair. “I don’t see any shadow, looks like early spring,” said Moore as he and Freddie took a look around. The ceremony, which is a 47-year tradition, almost didn’t happen in 2024. The zoological facility in Upshur County is ...
KINGWOOD — Right From the Start (RFTS) is a statewide program that helps West Virginia mothers and their babies lead healthier lives. Rita McNair, a registered nurse and designated care coordinator (DCC) with the Preston County Health Department, said the program is free, and supports pregnant women, mothers and their new babies by providing information about resources that help create a safe and nurturing home. One of McNair’s clients, Rachael Pellegrino has participated in the RFTS program for almost a year. She said the program benefited her throughout her pregnancy by ...
The West Virginia Women’s Commission (WVWC) announced that registration is open for the 2024 Women’s and Girls’ Day at the Legislature. The event will be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday at the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston. The theme for the 2024 Women’s and Girls’ Day at the Legislature is “Girls Who Dream Become Women with Vision: Giving Voice to the Next Generation.” The event will concentrate on actively engaging in the legislative process. Women and girls will have the opportunity to learn how to lead with their voices and influence, empowering them ...
MORGANTOWN — It hasn’t been easy. To use a football analogy, Milan Puskar Health Right’s two-year push to move out of downtown Morgantown has been like a 16-play, 98-yard drive. Now they’re ready to close the deal. “We’re so close,” MPHR Executive Director ...
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission has ballot language for the renewal of four excess levies and a new bond levy for the Monongalia County Board of Education slated to be part of the May 14 primary election. Were all five to pass, it would represent a total of 15.1 cents ...
