MORGANTOWN — Applications are being taken for the Community Arts Grant for 2019. The application deadline is Jan. 11. The grant, recently announced by Arts Monongahela and Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia Inc., is a continuous effort to support area art ...
MORGANTOWN — “It is never too late to reinvent yourself.” This mantra is symbolic of the life of Frank Jenio, a Clarksburg native. Jenio is the president and founder of The Reinvent Project, a lifelong personal reinvention system for people wanting to improve their lives. Jenio is paying tribute to his home state through offering his services to the people of West Virginia. The Reinvent Project is a step-by-step, hands-on guide to self-recreation — meaning changing careers, lifestyle or goals, regardless of age or situation. The project began after Jenio co-authored the book, ...
MORGANTOWN — As the holiday season is approaching, Samaritan’s Purse is raising awareness for its Operation Christmas Child program. According to Ronda Dalton, area coordinator for Monongalia, Marion and Preston counties, people are able to work on boxes all year, but the official dates ...
MORGANTOWN — It used to be common to wear poppies on Veterans Day and Memorial Day, as a way to honor all veterans, World War II veteran Roy Clarkson said. He said wearing the red flower was inspired by the poem “In Flanders Fields,” written in 1915 by Lt.-Col. John McCrae, a Canadian ...
STAR CITY — The new kayak launch at the Star City riverfront is just the first improvement for paddlers looking to enjoy access to Monongahela River, thanks to a partnership between the Morgantown Area Paddlers (MAP) and Star City. Mary Wimmer, president of MAP, said she began working ...
FAIRMONT — The debate that raged across social media and spilled into Fairmont’s city council chambers last year is once again raging online. The adoption of Ordinance 1751, which repeals and replaces the city’s Human Rights Commission with additional protected classes to include ...
