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Aull About History 2 – Morgantown on the Rise

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Postcast 8 – Feb. 28, 2020

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Coronavirus forces WVU to cancel Beijing trip

Even though there are no reported cases of the novel coronavirus 2019 in Monongalia County, or West Virginia for that matter, West Virginia University cancelled a May trip to Beijing for a group of its business students. “We decided to cancel the program out of an abundance of caution,” said Henry Oliver, WVU’s director of Global Advancement who oversees international travel for the university. WVU has 175 Chinese students. “The logistical challenges of obtaining flights and securing in-country transportation made the program unfeasible,” he said. While there have ...

Snow prompts closures, delays

Monongalia, Preston and Marion counties called off school Thursday due to winter weather, and motorists saw a tricky morning commute. Four wrecks required EMS, a MECCA 911 supervisor said. Another 17 vehicle wrecks were reported to 911 by 1 p.m. — those did not require EMS. A vehicle ...

Sheetz construction to begin in March

Construction of the new Sheetz convenience store at the former Eloquence Antiques & Artisans location will begin sometime next month with completion targeted for summer, a spokesman for the Altoona, Pa.-based convenience store chain said. As part of the project, the two-story building ...

Truck accident on U.S. 119

A tanker truck toppled at about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday on U.S. 119, near Grafton. Grafton Fire Department, State Police and Taylor County EMS responded. The condition of the driver was not known in time for this report.