MORGANTOWN — If you know of WVU President Gordon Gee, you’ve probably at least heard of his extensive bow tie collection. Or witnessed the man himself sporting one of the colorful ties around his neck. Now, those ties will be displayed in a special exhibit at the WVU Evansdale ...
MORGANTOWN — Children without dental insurance will be able to get treatment Friday. The Monongalia County Health Department’s full-service dental office will be once again holding Give Kids a Smile Day, according to a recent release. It’s participating in the American Dental ...
Mountaineer Spay Neuter Assistance Program was awarded a $50,000 grant from The Peterman Foundation. The program — known as M-SNAP — has a mission to eliminate euthanasia as a means of pet population control in Monongalia County, said Nancy Young, treasurer and chair of community outreach. “We know that spay and neuter is the only viable solution to pet overpopulation,” Young said. “We don’t rescue, foster, transport or adopt. We just fix them.” Euthanasia at shelters is the number one killer of unwanted dogs and cats in West Virginia, she said. Residents of ...
The American Heart Association estimates 44 million women in the U.S. are affected by some sort of cardiovascular disease, the number one killer of women. In conjunction with the National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute will host a free education and health screening at the institute next to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital from 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, because Feburary is Women Love Your Heart Month. Dr. Partho Sengupta, chief of cardiology at WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, was previously involved in community outreach for heart ...
In combined efforts between The Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia and Americorps, volunteers braved the brisk winter cold to build an enclosure for a barred owl looking to move into educational programming with the nonprofit. Katie Fallon, one of the Board of Directors from ACCA said the owl, named Jeff, came to the program unable to be returned to the wild. In order to be transferred from a rehab permit to an educational permit through the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, he must have a permanent home of his own. Fallon said Jeff is from Jefferson County, thus the name ...
Main Street Morgantown recently elected new executive committee members to lead the organization. Gigi Villarreal was elected to serve as president, according to a press release from MSM. Dominick Claudio is the new vice president, L.J. Giuliani is secretary and Melanie Thompson was re-elected treasurer. “I have been with Main Street Morgantown since its founding in 1984, and it was an honor for me to have served as president of the organization,” said former MSM President Charlie McEwuen. “We have a great lineup of new officers and an enthusiastic board for them to work with, ...
