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Westover moves to annex almost 400 acres

WESTOVER — Westover’s council took the first official step to again expand its borders by annexing almost 400 acres including West Ridge at its regular meeting Monday night. The proposed annexation will add 397.93 acres to Westover. The property stretches from mile marker 153 on ...

Reese Smith commits to West Virginia, first in 2020 class

MORGANTOWN — One of the first players offered a scholarship to West Virginia by new coach Neal Brown is also the first in the Class of 2020 to say yes to the Mountaineers. Wide receiver Reese Smith, a three-star wide receiver from Danville, Ky., offered a verbal commitment to West ...

Amid conflict, House passes some bills on Monday

CHARLESTON — Amid continuing fallout from the weekend anti-Islamic display controversy, the House of Delegates managed to work its way through its Monday calendar, passing some bills and squashing another attempt to restore some pollution control measures to a water quality rules ...

Campus Carry pulled from agenda for tweaks; not dead

CHARLESTON — The speculation began as soon as the Campus Carry Bill was pulled off the Senate Judiciary agenda Monday afternoon: The bill was dead, or at least mortally wounded. But HB 2519 — to allow people with concealed carry permits to carry on campus under certain conditions — proved its resilience last Wednesday when it survived several death attempts on its way to not quite overwhelming passage in the House, 59-41. And it was far from dead on Monday, just getting some bandages. Gov. Jim Justice also weighed in on the bill without taking a stand either way. Before ...

No Meals on Wheels Tuesday

Morgantown Area Meals on Wheels will not be delivering meals Tuesday, March 5, due to inclement weather.  The organization expects to resume delivery Wednesday, weather permitting.

Share the Love drive collects pet food for pantry

KINGWOOD — Four years ago, Realtor Jessica Lipscomb was saddened to hear how some families struggle to feed their pets and pay higher utility bills in the winter. “That just broke my heart,” Lipscomb said Monday. “I’ve always just felt home is where the pets are.” So she and the ...