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Benefit dinner to raise money for Bruceton victims

KINGWOOD — People of Preston County are coming together to raise money for the families of four Preston High students involved in an accident Feb. 6. A benefit dinner and raffle will be from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. March 16 at the Bruceton Fire Hall. T-shirts and bracelets supporting the families will also be sold. The dinner will be $10 for adults and $7 for children 8 and younger. It is being organized by a group of volunteers. “We have had just a huge outpouring from the community, of people who are donating baskets, all these different things,” organizer Mandi Hall said. For ...

Raccoon killed by dogs tests positive for rabies

A raccoon killed by two dogs in the Cheat Lake area tested positive for rabies, according to the Monongalia County Health Department. The dogs are being treated, as is their owner. In a press release, the health department said the raccoon was behaving oddly when it was killed by the dogs on Feb. 7 on property on Tyrone Avery Road. Health department officials received confirmation this week, and said it is the first confirmed rabies case of 2019. The owner cleaned up her dogs, which had been vaccinated for rabies, and bagged up the raccoon and took it to the Monongalia County Canine ...

Ultimate Mountaineer Fan Contest deadline Monday

Who is the Ultimate Mountaineer Fan? Three finalists in the Ultimate Mountaineer Fan Contest believe they are. The winner will have their T-shirt design become the 2019 official WVU fan shirt, and will be proclaimed the Ultimate Mountaineer Fan. Voting will take place up until 11 p.m. Monday. To vote, go to: https://trademarklicensing.wvu.edu/fans/ultimate-mountaineer-fan Mary Gabriele said she’s been a Mountaineer fan most of her life. She’s attended hundreds of games and even trekked through a snow storm to watch the WVU men’s basketball team take on Kansas. Her family has a ...

Morgantown Dance hosts 11th Annual Prince & Princess Friends Party

MORGANTOWN — Princesses from all over the land came together Saturday at the 11th Annual Prince & Princess Friends Party at the Mountaineer Mall. Morgantown Dance Studio hosts the party. Jessica Lee said she believes it all started because the dance company has so many costumes from ...

Sportsman’s Emporium combats Cabin Fever with annual event

MORGANTOWN — It’s that time of year where people start to get antsy from being cooped up inside, waiting for the weather to break. Sportsman’s Emporium hosted its Cabin Fever gathering Saturday to look toward the spring days ahead. Owner Brent Cayton said this is the fourth year hosting ...

West Virginia nonprofit awarded more than $1 million in grant money

MORGANTOWN — A West Virginia nonprofit received a grant worth more than $1 million to help teach at-risk youth job skills. The Human Resource Development Foundation (HRDF) was founded in 1967, deputy director Amanda Filippelli said. It helps teach job skills to at-risk youth and displaced workers. She said the program’s longevity makes it unique in the nonprofit world. The $1,083,771 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor will go towards HRDF’s Capitol YouthBuild project. The program is for at-risk youth, such as high school dropouts, Filippelli said. “YouthBuild is ...