DOH explains snow and ice removal plans

November 23, 2019

Throughout the winter season, an informed public is vital to making the West Virginia Division of Highways’ Snow Removal and Ice Control program a success, said Highways Commissioner Byrd White. “A clear understanding of our operational procedures is beneficial to both the DOH and to the public,” White said. According to White, during times of inclement weather, the primary goal of the DOH is to provide the traveling public with safe, passable routes. Jimmy Wriston, deputy state highways commissioner, indicated that advanced planning is critical to the effectiveness of ...

Diversity leader talks inclusion in the workplace

November 22, 2019

There are more businesses owned by LGBTQ — lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and queer — people than one might think. These businesses are responsible for 33,000 jobs and contribute an estimated $1.7 trillion to the United States economy. “It would be the 10th largest economy,” on its own, said Ashley Brundage, a nationally known inclusion educator and corporate diversity leader. Brundage was at West Virginia University Thursday for a diversity and inclusion workplace discussion sponsored by the WVU LGBTQ+ Center. “You can’t just put someone in a box,” she ...

State, WVU look to be included in transportation project

November 21, 2019

West Virginia and WVU are hoping to be looped and on the ground floor on the Virgin Hyperloop One project, a futuristic method of transportation that could one day move goods and people through a vacuum tube at a speed of more than 600 mph. Virgin Hyperloop, based in Los Angeles, said earlier this month it was issuing a request for proposals to states, municipalities and universities to create a certification and testing center for the project. Gov. Jim Justice is scheduled to be in Morgantown today at WVU’s Erickson Alumni Center to promote the state’s participation in the ...

Native American leader honored at the Aull Center

November 20, 2019

Tuesday evening at the Aull Center, Ostenaco joined a lineup that also includes the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. These are among the historical figures who have been portrayed at the Garlow House, which houses the Morgantown Public ...

Mon County BOE talks charter school proposal

November 20, 2019

What can a charter school do that isn’t already being done in public schools across Monongalia County? That’s the homework assignment from the county Board of Education for anyone considering the launch of such an academic endeavor here in the future. The board discussed charters during its regular meeting Tuesday night at its central offices on South University Avenue. The above Mon BOE rules, Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr., said. That’s how the state Board of Education wrote the proposal. “A charter school proposal must be presented to the community with an idea ...

Organization nominates 10 for its Compassion at Work award

November 17, 2019

Wait a second. Grocery shopping isn’t supposed to be uplifting, is it? Isn’t it a just a matter of putting things in your cart, and then cursing when you get home — because you forgot the one thing you really went after? Not if you’re lucky enough to go through Lana Twigg’s checkout lane at the Patteson Drive Kroger. She’ll know you, if your purchases have passed her way, prior. She’ll remember what you idly chatted about last time. She’ll remember to ask about your mom and will probably even ask to see pictures of the new puppy or grand-baby, so be sure to have ...