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Community & Diversity Day

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The Hazel & J.W. Ruby Communitiy Center at Mylan Park took on a very cosmopolitan air Saturday as people gathered to celebrate cultures from around the world. The First Energy Foundation Community and Diversity Day ran from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the center, featuring games, cultural exhibitions, a scavenger hunt, international activities, crafts, music from around the globe and more. Participants could also see demonstrations and listen to presentations on a number of diversity and inclusivity-related topics, including fostering understanding across cultures, prejudice and bias ...

DOH says nobody working specifically for Monongalia County

Community

MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia Division of Highways says there is nobody working for District 4 specifically tasked with addressing issues in Monongalia County.   Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom disagrees.  The Dominion Post reached out to the DOH earlier this week ...

2nd West Virginia Tattoo Expo spring edition set to ink Morgantown

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Tattoo enthusiasts and artists are gearing up for the inaugural Spring West Virginia Tattoo Expo April 19-21 at the Marriott Hotel at Waterfront Place Hotel in the Morgantown Event Center. The Spring Expo complements the highly anticipated 10th Annual West Virginia Tattoo Expo, scheduled ...

Monongalia County QRT holds Free Naloxone Day April 18 in 6 locales

Community

Members of the Monongalia County Quick Response Team (QRT) will again provide free life-saving medication for individuals who overdose on opioids during Free Naloxone Day from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday. Stations will be set up at six locations around Morgantown and they will be staffed with Mon County QRT members and volunteers, who will distribute naloxone and fentanyl test strips, as well as demonstrate how to administer naloxone. “We’ve been successful in teaching community members about naloxone and how to administer it for several years now,” said Brittany Irick, the QRT ...

'Sting' stars say giant spider only part of film's story

Entertainment

Kiah Roache-Turner’s latest horror film, “Sting” released in theaters on Friday. Both he and the film’s star, Alyla Browne, hope you ’ll see this one as soon as possible — even if you ’re an arachnophobe. Plus, he’s got his sights set on the sequel. “I mean, at the end of the day, I want lots of people to go and see it and enjoy it because, you know, the more people that go and see it, the more successful it is and the more successful it is, the more likely it is that I get to make ‘Sting Two’ and I really wanna make ‘Sting Two,’” Roache-Turner said, ...

Monongalia County QRT holds free Naloxone Day April 18 in 6 locales

Community

Members of the Monongalia County Quick Response Team (QRT) will again provide free life-saving medication for individuals who overdose on opioids during Free Naloxone Day from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday. Stations will be set up at six locations around Morgantown and they will be staffed with Mon County QRT members and volunteers, who will distribute naloxone and fentanyl test strips, as well as demonstrate how to administer naloxone. “We ’ve been successful in teaching community members about naloxone and how to administer it for several years now, ” said Brittany Irick, the ...