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Write-in candidates emerge in wake of Wallace announcement

MORGANTOWN — On the heels of Friday’s announcement that 3rd Ward Councilor Ryan Wallace will not serve another term on Morgantown City Council, two write-in candidates filed paperwork with the city on Monday. Financial industry retiree Richard Dumas and Zack Cruze, an archeologist, are ...

Work on Hazelton Road will cause delays this week

KINGWOOD — The West Virginia Division of Highways advises motorists that there will be traffic delays on Preston County Route 5, the Hazelton Road, from mile post 6.2 to the junction of W.Va. 26  from 7 a.m until -6 p.m.   Tuesday, March 26, through Friday, March 29. The purpose of the ...

DOH updates Preston on roadwork progress

KINGWOOD — So far the ditch blitz by the State Division of Highways (DOH) has cleaned  117.99  shoulder miles of roadside ditches, District 4  Engineer Darby Clayton said Monday. Which is nearly   59 “center line miles,” he told the Preston County Commission, since there are ...

WVU women’s basketball player sues over suspension

MORGANTOWN — A Monongalia County Judge denied a request by suspended West Virginia women’s basketball player Theresa Ekhelar who is seeking reinstatement to play in the WNIT. A senior center, Ekhelar has missed the Mountaineers' two WNIT wins over Rider and Villanova, serving what the ...

J.C. Penney event helps students dress for success

Matt Tenaglio and Isabella Anderson are first-year law students at WVU, so they’re already working the marketing, in fine fashion. “We’re gonna have to wear something different every day,” Tenaglio said, with an arch of his eyebrow. “Or,” Anderson offered, with an insider ...

New digital archive honors legacy of state official Arch Moore

MORGANTOWN — Before those divisive terms as state governor and the conviction on corruption charges that sent him to jail, Arch Moore was an earnest young public servant in Washington. And now, the West Virginia and Regional History Center at WVU Libraries is showcasing Moore’s time in ...