Success at Spruce Street warming shelter

December 14, 2019

The Cold Weather Overflow Shelter at the Spruce Street United Methodist Church opened its doors on Dec. 4 after months of planning, and initial reports indicate it is a success. Back in November, the Emergency Food and Shelter Committee of United Way announced its development of a Warming Shelter Plan for the homeless citizens of Morgantown. The plan included making Spruce Street United Methodist Church a warming shelter on nights colder than 32 degrees for those who could not get emergency shelter at the Bartlett House on University Avenue. The shelter is “going extremely well,” ...

Flash freeze Friday causes accidents across state

December 13, 2019

KINGWOOD — W.Va. 26 south of Kingwood was closed for an hour Friday morning after a drop in temperatures turned rain to ice on area roads. “When that temperature got right, it just flash,” froze, Preston Emergency Management/911 Assistant Director Justin Wolfe said. “There were cars everywhere.” There was a single vehicle rollover on W.Va. 26 north, near the Deep Hollow One Stop. On 26 south of Kingwood, on Oaks Hill, three vehicles were towed from the scene and a fourth pulled out of the ditch. No serious injuries were reported. Wolfe and OEM/911 Director Duane Hamilton were ...

Sundale residents get visitors

December 13, 2019

Cintas and WVU Athletics visited residents at Sundale Rehabilitation & Long Term Care to spread the holiday spirit on Friday. “Oh I love this,” exclaimed 92-year-old Pat John when she pulled a box of chocolates from a gift bag. Cintas, a uniform company, brought gifts requested ...

CDC: E. coli outbreaks reported in bordering states

December 11, 2019

The new E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce is continuing to grow with cases in four of the states bordering West Virginia, but so far Monongalia and Preston counties, as well as the state for that matter, remain unaffected. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said consumers should not eat and retailers should not sell romaine lettuce from the Salinas, Calif., growing region. The CDC said most romaine products are labeled where they are grown, and if there is no label from a growing region, then throw the lettuce away. Despite the CDC warning, there is ...

Fred L. Jenkins Funeral Home to send over 400 goodie-stuffed stockings to troops

December 8, 2019

More than 400 Christmas stockings are on their way to troops overseas from Morgantown thanks to Fred L. Jenkins Funeral Home and the community. The stockings were filled through donations and are sent overseas where they are distributed to troops, Jared Jenkins, the funeral home’s owner, ...

WVU law student wins $100K in Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway

December 7, 2019

WVU law student Tyler Gordon won $100,000 in the Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway Saturday night at the Big Ten Championship game. Finalists took the field during halftime to attempt to throw the most footballs into an oversized Dr. Pepper can in 30 seconds. In a previous interview with ...