KINGWOOD — A newspaper story on Aug. 23, 1934, reporting the dedication of the new Preston County Courthouse also touted the “Modern method for recording documents,” the Photostat. Eighty-five years later, County Clerk Linda Huggins and her staff are dealing with another modern method, ...
MORGANTOWN — For 109 members of the WVU School of Medicine Class of 2021, Saturday’s white coat ceremony marked a milestone in each individual’s transition from classroom scholar to care provider. It will forever be the first time each second-year medical student donned the symbolic ...
MORGANTOWN — A flood is the kind of thing you don’t typically spend a lot of time thinking about until you’re standing in knee-deep water in your rumpus room. As the phrase “100-year flood” would indicate, these events are not common, but when they do occur the devastation is ...
MORGANTOWN — Quick, extra credit for anyone who can explain the connection between Harry Potter’s uncle and the constellation Canis Major? If you attended Space Day at Spark! Imagination and Science Center on Saturday, the answer is obvious. You see, Sirius, the brightest star in the ...
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Councilor Ryan Wallace, who is unopposed to maintain his 3rd Ward seat in the upcoming municipal election, does not intend to serve a second term on council, though according to the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office he cannot officially withdraw as a candidate this close to the April 30 election. In a statement issued Friday evening, Wallace said he intends to serve out the current term, which ends June 30. After that, he and his family are moving to Toronto, where he plans to practice law. “Although I would like to continue to serve in local ...
