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Mon Hills Music Group releases Valentine’s single ‘I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm’

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Student musicians involved in Mon Hills Music Group, one of West Virginia University’s two student-run record labels, released its single “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm,” on Tuesday. The MHMG release showcases a rendition of the Irving Berlin classic, arranged by WVU graduate student CJ Rhen and sung by WVU graduate student Georgina Smith. The single is performed entirely by WVU students, featuring Smith (vocals), Cj Rhen (trumpet, saxophone, producer, arranger), Nate Penven (saxophone), Drew Herter (trombone), Ryan Quickel (piano), Brady Myers (bass) and Brody Minnick ...

Valentine’s Day dinner

Community

A few dozen widows and widowers took advantage of a special event hosted by McCulla Funeral Home Saturday. The Valentine’s Dinner for Widows and Widowers was held at the Westside Senior Center in Westover. McCulla’s planned the event to provide dinner, socialization and ...

Mon BOE: 'I don't think it can be over-stressed, what we're trying to do here'

Community

ALEX, the artificially intelligent medical mannequin and current star of Monongalia County Schools’ MedEd program, can do a lot of things. Board of Education members discovered that during their meeting Tuesday night. For the benefit of aspiring medical techs, nurses and physicians enrolled in MedEd, ALEX can present – as a real-life patient in the emergency room would – with a bevy of medical maladies. He can be a small child with big case of the flu.He can be a middle-aged woman, complaining of back pain and breathing issues. Or, an elderly grandfather in the ...

Several Preston students place in state Science and Engineering Fair

Community

The West Virginia Science and Engineering Fair was held Saturday at Fairmont State University’s Falcon Center Gym. First place projects/winners will advance to the West Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair (WVSEF) March 4 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. According to the website, the fair acts as an entry point for West Virginia high school students to qualify for the Regeneron International Science and Engineer Fair. Middle school students can qualify for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge and the Lemelson Early Inventor ...

Tucker County CVB supports Heart of the Highlands Trail System

Community

The Tucker County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced a $4,000 Tourism Sponsorship to the Heart of the Highlands Trail System (HOH), a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing Tucker County’s recreational potential through trail development and maintenance. The funds from the Tucker County CVB’s Tourism Sponsorship will directly contribute to supporting the HOH Project coordinator position. This crucial role oversees the management of a Federal Lands Access Program grant for the construction of the Headwaters Trail, a three-mile stretch connecting the Canaan ...

$12.3M will support safe, affordable housing in W.Va.

Community

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $12,368,832 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for 28 West Virginia housing authorities. The funding will bolster community-based efforts to address homelessness by helping connect vulnerable individuals and families with critical supportive services. Among those receive monies from this federal funding are Bartlett House, Morgantown, receiving $364,163; Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center (RDVIC), Morgantown, $209,741; and North Central WV Community ...