MORGANTOWN — The Biafora family of businesses comment-bombed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with 18 identical letters objecting to the proposal to lower Cheat Lake's water level. All 18 letters were dated Tuesday; FERC posted them late Tuesday and into Wednesday. Each letter ...
MORGANTOWN – USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Terry Cosby came to town on Tuesday to visit an urban farm and a climate monitoring site. He was joined by local and state members of the NRCS and other USDA agencies. “I just wanted to get out and see some of the things ...
Started in 1979, the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival (WVIHF) has continued for 45 years and has become one of the most-popular festivals in the United States. From Aug. 30-Sept. 1, the 45th annual WVIHF will be held in Clarksburg. Hours are 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. An outdoor Catholic Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Sunday. For those who can't make it this year, there are daily live-streaming options. According to Bill Boyles, chairman of the WVIHF Board of Directors, the event is expected to bring in about 50,000 ...
The West Virginia Department of Tourism on Monday announced Monongalia County’s Mason-Dixon Historical Park has been selected for the placement of an Almost Heaven swing. The swings have become popular attractions across West Virginia, drawing visitors eager to capture photos at ...
Health. Education. Financial Stability. Basic Needs. Those are the four key areas in which the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties works to help those in need right here at home. And that’s about as basic as you can get when someone asks how and where we help. But as staff members, we’re often presented with a couple myths about our local United Way that we spend a lot of time debunking. So, we felt it was imperative to address two of those myths as we were putting together an announcement about our new funded partners this year. Myth ...
Do your kids love to read, are learning to read, or are you trying to get kids excited about reading? Well, I have the best news — there is a program that will send books straight to your house for your kiddos and it is completely free! If you don’t know what I’m talking about yet, it is called Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library! Yep, you read that right. Dolly Parton, the country queen herself, started a program to help get more books into the hands of kids. I heard about this from my sister-in-law and thought it was the best thing. There are a few ...
