WHITE HALL – It’s not easy when you’re 76 years old and still showing up for work every day, Virginia Petersavage says. Especially when you’re a nurse. And your arm’s in a cast. And you thought you would have retired by now. “My body’s broken, too,” she said Wednesday with ...
STAR CITY – A 21-year-old playground in Star City is getting a facelift and the town is looking for area adults who may have lent their handprints to the original design. Standing in the heart of Edith Barill Riverfront Park, Tug Boat Depot was built in 2005 through the help of Morgantown ...
KINGWOOD – The Preston County Sheriff's Department has a new deputy. Marcus Elliott of Kingwood was sworn in by Circuit Court Judge Steven L. Shaffer. The event took place in the Preston County Courthouse on Wednesday morning with Elliott's family and friends and several local deputies in ...
KINGWOOD – In order to close out Newburg's ARPA funds, Preston County commissioners voted for a change of scope that would move the funds from land to legal and permitting. All ARPA funds must be used before Oct. 31 or be sent back to the funding source. When contacted, Sheena Hunt, Executive Director of Region VI Planning and Development Council, said the funds were connected to a 19-year wait for water service that might end in 2027, when the groundbreaking for the Independence water extension could take place. “It's anticipated it will take three or four months to get through ...
By David Beard CLARKSBURG – FBI employees assembled in the Criminal Justice Information Services Division auditorium Tuesday morning to honor Michael Walsh with their 2025 Director’s Community Leadership Award. Walsh is director of security and campus services at Vandalia Health Mon ...
