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WV Rivers announces Morgantown woman is new executive director

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After a thorough executive search, West Virginia Rivers Coalition (WV Rivers)  announced  Jennie Smith of Morgantown has been selected as the new executive director.  Smith previously served as president and CEO of Philanthropy WV, earned a MBA from the University of Maryland and has more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit management, charitable giving and partnership development for community service organizations.   She will officially begin her role  Sept. 9.    WV Rivers’ Board Chair Mac Thornton expressed his optimism for the ...

Encampment ban discussion on Tuesday's city council agenda

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MORGANTOWN — A citywide ban on camping or using “camp paraphernalia” on any public property will be up for discussion when Morgantown City Council convenes for Tuesday’s committee-of-the-whole session.  Included on the posted meeting agenda is an ordinance creating a new article ...

Libera earns part of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and Cotton On funds

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Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and Cotton On announced their $3 million funding of 65 youth-centered organizations across 10 countries through the Kindness in Community Fund.  This is among the largest funding efforts to provide direct support for youth mental health across the world. From nominations to the initial review to selecting the shortlist, all the way to the final selection, young people in each region were engaged at each step, ensuring their input and perspectives were central to the decision-making process and reflecting their genuine needs and priorities ...

Knoebels is a great starter amusement park for young kids

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With summer in full swing, we are making day trips and little weekend trips with our family to make this a fun-filled summer for the kids.   My kiddos are 6 and almost 2 years old, so they are starting to  enjoy amusement parks and rides.   This week, we are taking the them to Knoebels in Elysburg, Pa.  This is the perfect little starter amusement park, in my opinion. It is free admission and you pay for ride tickets like you would at a carnival. It has a great  little kid section, big kid/adult rides, and even a pool with water slides and a splash ...

Short story by Preston County resident wins award

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KINGWOOD — A short story titled, “2036” by Kingwood resident Lynn Housner recently won an award in the history category in the Next Generation Short Story Awards.   The awards program is open to writers around the world writing original short stories in English (5,000 words or less) that have not been previously published. The awards program also offers 30-plus categories and provides the opportunity to have stories considered for cash prizes, gold medals and inclusion in an annual Anthology of Winners.   “My story is an Orwellian type, an update of George ...