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Pilates with a punch: Piloxing classes offered in Morgantown

MORGANTOWN — Viveca Jensen, a native of Sweden, is a fitness expert, who in 2009, combined her three favorite exercises — Pilates, boxing and dance — into a new, effective and fun workout called piloxing. The goal is to allow participants to improve themselves physically and ...

Preston County receives grant to update courthouse security

KINGWOOD — The Preston County Courthouse and other county buildings are getting a security upgrade. The county commission received a $91,000 Homeland Security grant, which it will match with $20,000 to replace 10-year-old equipment. “This is all security-driven,” County Administrator ...

Star city ordinance update includes permit penalty

STAR CITY — Town council passed the first reading of an update to the building permit ordinances, adding a penalty for working without a permit. City code enforcement official Lanie Martisko said the penalty for working without a building permit would be made double the permit fee by the ...

Heroin and crack among drugs seized by drug task force

MORGANTOWN — A package with marijuana found at Morgantown’s FedEx shipping center led to the arrest of two men and the seizure of several other types of drugs. Fernald Donte Archibald, 27 and Gerrod B. Abram, 23, both of Detroit, are charged with four counts of possession with intent to ...

Senator’s dream is fixing W.Va. roads, and his colleagues agree

CHARLESTON — Sen. Randy Smith was inspired by Jim’s Dream, which is Gov. Jim Justice’s vision for addiction treatment and job training. So Smith stood up during a Senate floor session Wednesday and presented Randy’s Dream. “My dream is, fix the darn roads,” said Smith, ...

House passes bill declaring appeals to state Supreme Court a matter of right

CHARLESTON — A House of Delegates bill declaring that appeals to the State Supreme Court are a matter of right is on its way to the Senate. HB 2164 passed 100-0 Wednesday morning, but not before Delegate Pat McGeehan, R-Hancock, decried the acting Supreme Court putting a halt in October ...