Hear that? Thunder, off in the distance — and Mother Nature doesn’t have a thing to do with it. It’s MountainFest, throttling its way back to Morgantown. Make that, the rebranded Wild & Wonderful MountainFest, the return of the University City’s iconic motorcycle ...
The federal Bureau of Prisons is changing its hiring process, which could help relieve staffing shortages at the Hazelton Federal Prison in Preston County. The change comes more than a year after protests and pickets were held due to increased safety concerns for officers and inmates because of staffing issues at Hazelton. There are currently believed to be 90 job vacancies at the prison. The BOP now allows for hiring at the local level. American Federation of Government Employees Local 420 President Justin Tarovisky said before the change ...
It’s not that we don’t like a little down time ourselves, but with six active programs combined with our passion for public health, things don’t seem to be slowing down. There are so many new and exciting opportunities coming soon to MCHD that a roundup of activities seems appropriate. Offerings that are being launched in the next few months include both nutritional counseling and lead testing to any community member who wants it; an HIV PrEP clinic and a built-to-order customized RV that will serve as our new Smile Express mobile dentistry ...
When “A Quiet Place” premiered in 2018, I thought it was a unique gimmick and definitely a great theatrical experience, but I wasn’t as blown away by it as many people were. When the sequel rolled around, I was even less invested. But I loved Michael Sarnoski’s movie “Pig,” and I think Lupita Nyong’o proved her horror chops in “Us,” so I was willing to give “A Quiet Place: Day One” a chance. When a group from the hospice center where Samira (Lupita Nyong’o) is staying heads to New York City for a show, she is hesitant to go. But Nurse Rueben (Alex Wolff) ...
Two Preston County organizations were recent recipients of the National AARP Community Challenge Grant Awards. Arthurdale Heritage Inc. received $10,025 and the town of Reedsville, $5,000. According to an AARP news release, the Community Challenge grant program is part of ...
With the growing popularity of a grant-funded lead-testing pilot program in Harrison County, Monongalia County Health Department’s Women, Infants and Children (MCHD WIC) will be expanding the service into Monongalia and Marion counties, to anyone 1 and older. Harrison County testing has been conducted for more than a year in response to higher rates of lead in the public drinking water. “The concern for water in Marion and Monongalia counties is not as strong, but there are still older homes or work exposures that can make exposure to lead possible,” said Jason ...
