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DOH working on a 'permanent fix' for River Road

MORGANTOWN — According to West Virginia Division of Highways District 4 Maintenance Assistant David Vaughn, the DOH is in the process of engineering a project that will be a “permanent fix” for River Road.  There have been cones and a “Road Closed” sign at both ends of lower ...

32nd Annual Day of Caring brings volunteers together for special projects

The area’s largest single-day volunteer project is back on May 8. Each year, the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties partners with local nonprofit organizations to coordinate volunteer projects that will be completed on one special Day of Caring, which aims to bring people together to create positive change in the community. This year, which marks the 32nd anniversary of this event, is once again sponsored by Summit Community Bank and will feature many community volunteers working to tackle a variety of projects throughout Monongalia and Preston counties. These ...

Helping the food insecure

Representatives from more than a dozen local nonprofit organizations that serve people in need of food gathered Thursday morning for a discussion on how they can work together to better serve a growing food insecure population in Monongalia County. “Food insecurity is not just the ...

Short film festival to be held at various local venues

When people think of film festivals, they often picture events like Cannes or Sundance, but Gerald Habarth wants to remind film lovers that there is a festival right here in Morgantown. The West Virginia MountaineerShort Film Festival runs today through Sunday with screenings at the Canady Creative Arts Center, the WVU Mountainlair and Morgantown Art Party. One of the themes to be explored this year is AI. “There are times when I’ll look at the submissions and find interesting, unexpected themes emerging in the content that people are dealing with, the ideas that they’re ...

Short film festival to be held at various local venues

BY ALISE CHAFFINS When people think of film festivals, they often picture events like Cannes or Sundance, but Gerald Habarth wants to remind film lovers that there is a festival right here in Morgantown. The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival runs today through Sunday with ...