MORGANTOWN — Strong winds lashed the region Sunday, uprooting trees and downing power lines. “I know we’ve had at least 30 trees downed this afternoon,” said a dispatcher at 3:30 p.m. with MECCA 911, Monongalia County’s emergency dispatch center. No injuries were reported, but ...
MORGANTOWN — The Eye Shop, located inside the WVU Eye Institute beside J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, has been co-owned by life-long friends Barbara Hess-Tulanowski and Dawn Berardi since November 2018. “We have been working together since we were 20 years old, so for about 30 years ...
Maybe it’s appropriate that one has to burrow down a hidden stairway and freight elevator to get to the Falbo Theater in WVU’s Creative Arts Center. That’s because the music that emerged from the intimate performance space Sunday afternoon was deeply rooted in joy and purity. The annual February concert by the WVU African Music and Dance Ensemble, and its sister Afrobeat Ensemble, honored the memory of a longtime friend to the university’s international music community. “Remembering Bernard Woma,” was the name of the program that honored the frequent visitor ...
CHARLESTON — Delegate Terri Sypolt, R-Preston, received a West Virginia History Advocate Legislative Leadership Award from the state Division of Culture and History. She was one of a handful of legislators to receive the award. The presentation was part of the annual History Day and the presentation of History Hero awards to 39 residents “who go beyond the call of duty to ensure the success of local history, genealogy, preservation and museum organizations.” Sypolt’s award honors her “significant contributions to West Virginia history through work with local historical ...
A former registered nurse at Preston Memorial Hospital said he was fired because of his age and sued his former employer. The suit was filed in Monongalia County Circuit Court by Gregory Sawyers and names Monongalia Health Systems Inc., which does business as Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital. The Dominion Post reached out to PMH for comment about the lawsuit but did not receive a response in time for this report. Sawyers, who is over 55, according to the lawsuit, worked at Preston Memorial Hospital from May 2011 to September 2018. He ...
Mon Health Heart & Vascular Center is using the month of February to spread awareness about heart disease, particularly in women. According to a Mon Health press release, the No. 1 killer of women is heart disease, and many women don’t realize they’re at risk. In fact, according to research, women don’t receive as much preventive treatment and advice about heart disease as men do. “Awareness about heart disease in women is improving, but we still have a long way to go,” said Dr. Bradford Warden, chief of cardiology and executive director of the heart and vascular center. ...
