In a written response to the Monongalia County Commission, Jim Kotcon, conservation chair for the West Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club, said assertions made about the Appalachian Stewardship Foundation during last week’s commission meeting are “demonstrably incorrect.” The ...
Last night, hundreds of people gathered in the ballroom of the Mountainlair, from 6-9 p.m., to celebrate the Chinese New Year. 2020 is the Year of the Rat, and it is the first Chinese zodiac sign, serving as the beginning of a cycle. The celebration emulated an authentic and traditional ...
If you still aren’t sure what those dollars do, just look around, Macall Speaker said. There’s the person in the next lane at the traffic light. And the kid who hangs with your kid after school. Chances are, both have been helped in some circumstance by the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties, said Speaker, the organization’s development director. That means money, donated from the community. With the 2020 campaign drawing down Jan. 31, Speaker wants to keep you focused on those dollars. A total of $112,000, to be exact. More on that. Your campaign ...
West Virginians have the lowest overall debt — including mortgage — per person in the United States, according to a report by Upgradedpoints.com, a travel site for cost-conscious travelers. Using data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the website said the average debt in West Virginia is $29,430. Included in that total is $15,430 for things like student debt, the lowest in the country, as well as a $2,240 credit card debt, the second lowest. “West Virginia is a low-income state and people won’t be buying as much in general,” said John Deskins, director of West ...
Submitted photos The T-shirts designed by Long are available in black and white and cost $25 each. The National Honor Society at Clay-Battelle Middle/High School have teamed with Morgantown designer Jamie Long to create and sell T-shirts to raise money for a koala hospital in Australia. ...
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Board of Education race drew its first candidates late in the week. Bruce Huggins and Peter Liga, both of Kingwood, filed paperwork Friday to run for the board. Voters will elect two full terms, for the seats now held by Pam Feathers and Bob Ridenour, and the remainder of the unexpired term of Robert “Mac” McCrum, who resigned to seek state office. Huggins was appointed to fill McCrum’s seat until the election. James Maier and Peggy Pase, both of Kingwood, filed Friday to run for magistrate in Division 3. Earlier in the week, Aaron Knotts, of ...
