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Scott’s Run welcomes residents home with art, food

Saturdays at the Scott’s Run Museum in Osage are the days friends gather. This Saturday was a bit different, as the museum hosted and held the Scott’s Run Street Fair. Mary Jane Coulter said the street fair has been going on since 1994. “Sometimes it’s bigger than others. Last year we had a huge turnout,” said Coulter. Coulter, who is the executive director of the museum, said Scott’s Run has a significant heartbeat and a love that runs deep for the community. “We are unfortunately in this bowl now because of I-79. All the houses on Osage Hill, I think there’s three ...

WVU BOG aims to raise $200M

The head of the West Virginia University Foundation told the Board of Governors on Friday it would like to have $2 billion in assets and raise $200 million annually. “We can become a $2 billion organization,” Cindi Roth, president and CEO of the WVU Foundation, said during the meeting. The foundation has assets of $1.6 billion and has surpassed the $135 million fundraising mark each of the last three years and four of the last five. “We have high aspirations,” said WVU President Gordon Gee. In other matters, Provost Maryanne Reed said the retention rate of first-time freshmen ...

EQT cutting nearly 200 positions across the company

PITTSBURGH — A reorganization will reduce the total workforce for EQT Corporation by 23 percent, 196 positions, according to company information released earlier this week. It was not immediately clear where or when the job cuts within the natural gas company would be made. In a press release, officials said the new structure would “simplify the company from 58 to 15 departments, streamline management and focus the organization.” The reductions were estimated to result in $50 million in annual savings. “I’d like to thank those employees who are leaving for their ...

West Virginia leads nation in obesity rates among adults

CHARLESTON — West Virginia leads the nation in obesity rates among adults at 39.5 percent, up over 1 percent from the previous year according to a report from the Trust for America’s Health. The 16th annual State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America report was released Thursday by the Trust for America’s Health, listing the Mountain State in a tie for the highest obesity rate with Mississippi. John Auerbach, the President and CEO of TFAH told MetroNews that West Virginia leads the grim trend across the United States. “Nine states had obesity levels over ...

Local stories from the heated lines of the 9/11 attacks

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.  —  Sarah Cooke blinked twice to shake off the glare of the klieg lights, and when she looked back down, it was still there. Something shiny. Well, that one little notch, anyway. It was the glint that made her look twice. The object was small and round, ...