Do you have a boat and would like to help raise funds for area programs while scooting around Cheat Lake? Join the Cheat Lake Rotary for the Nancy Stout Memorial Poker Run beginning at noon Saturday. Stout, who died in April, was an active member of the Cheat Lake Rotary ...
LEWISBURG — Gates are set to open for the 99th Annual State Fair of West Virginia at 8 a.m. Thursday, with carnival rides opening at 11 a.m. To celebrate the return of the state’s largest multi-day event, catch opening day specials, including $8 gate admission and a $25 all-day ride pass. “We have a great 10 days planned this year, including two already sold-out concerts, amazing fair food, thrilling rides and livestock shows throughout the week,” State Fair CEO Kelly Collins said. “Summer may be ending, but there is still time to get a few more days of fun in!” The ...
West Virginians aren’t the only ones wilting in the recent heat waves — the state’s leafy inhabitants are a point of concern for state officials as severe drought conditions are expected to impact crop quality and yield across the state’s largely family owned-and-operated farms, ...
I’m breaking my norm this week by reviewing a movie that was released last year but had no theatrical showings around here. I had the chance to screen Wim Wenders’s “Perfect Days” earlier this year during awards season, and it was easily one of the best films I watched. I never had a chance to write about it, but now that it’s streaming on Hulu, I decided it’s time to give it a proper review. Hirayama (Kôji Yakusho) is a janitor for the public restrooms in Tokyo. Each day, he wakes up, trims his mustache, mists his plants, gets a drink from the vending ...
MORGANTOWN — At the heart of Article 1157 is General Order 339. Article 1157, titled “camping on public property,” is the proposed citywide ban on camping or using “camp paraphernalia” on any public property in Morgantown. As the latest, and boldest, new ...
Pantry Plus More (PPM) is holding its 7th-annual Back-to-School Bash from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. The event first started in 2018 and has gone on to serve thousands of students. “What began as an event that served a couple hundred students has grown immensely,” said Amanda Bolyard, board member at Pantry Plus More and chair of the Back-to-School Bash. “We served over 1,600 students last year.” The Pantry Plus More Back-to-School Bash will be at the Mon County Center in Morgantown. Any student attending a school in Monongalia County — from pre-school to 12th ...
