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WIC Kitchen: Healthy, fruity snacks help make fall fun

Everybody loves a good snack — and of course that includes kids. Sure, you can buy them at the supermarket, but here at WIC Kitchen, we thought with some preparation and cooking time, plus ingredients  you might already have in the fridge and pantry, you can make healthier versions ...

Committee recommends SkyWest Airlines as city's next air carrier

MORGANTOWN — After eight years, the city of Morgantown is ready to ground its relationship with Southern Airways Express.  The Dominion Post confirmed on Tuesday that a selection committee comprised of local stakeholders has recommended SkyWest Airlines be awarded the city’s next ...

‘Happy Campers’ documentarian fell in love with people, place

In her latest film, “Happy Campers,” documentarian Amy Nicholson focuses on a camping community in Virginia that was torn down by developers. This “shabby Shangri-La” was a place where working-class people could find respite and friendship. Her film highlights this because she was a part of that community.  “I wandered in there one day, taking photographs, and I thought, ‘Wow, this looks like a lot of fun,’ but it was wintertime,” Nicholson explained. “I went back many years later in the summer, and when I saw it, full of people and full of life, I just fell in ...

Are you prepared? These days, it’s necessary.

How are you liking these (mostly) cooler temperatures in the 70s and low 80s that we’ve had for the past week? It’s nice after on-and-off 90-plus-degree temps and stifling humidity for the past two and a half months.  Extreme heat is a public health issue. It’s something  we take seriously here at Monongalia County Health Department, posting social media messages for people to drink plenty of water and avoid the heat when they can.  And, along with heavy rain, flooding and yes, even tornadoes, extreme weather is just one event that we should prepare for. ...

September Arts Walk is sure to entertain

Main Street Morgantown’s Arts Walk program has expanded and September’s 50+ artists and performers shouldn’t be missed.   Expanded Arts Walk entertainment offerings will run through November.   The September Arts Walk is 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 14  in Downtown Morgantown.   Featured entertainment includes   music by Ryan Cain & The Ables, The Hillbilly Biscuits and The Mud Larks.  Additionally, the public can meet many artisans and makers, see handmade goods and creative arts demonstrations and enjoy a variety of offerings ...