Faced with a potential $30 million budget shortfall this year brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, West Virginia University is looking at temporary furloughs for some workers while top administrators — including President Gordon Gee — are taking voluntary pay cuts or making ...
By Aldona Bird Rustling and chirping, of brilliant color or subtly camouflaged, feathered life fills our forests and backyards. Some birds are locals, and stick close year-round. Others are now returning to nest after wintering in warmer climates, while others still stop over on their ...
By Aldona Bird Scott Cavallaro, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Morgantown, said “it’s prime nesting season right now.” Put out boxes and houses to attract nesting blue birds, chickadees, tree swallows, Carolina wrens, owls, “even woodpeckers will come to a nesting box.” Each bird needs a different size box, so shop for a variety or a specific size for particular birds. To attract and feed seed birds, install bird feeders. Like houses, different feeders and mixes suit different birds. Finches have a specific feeder, with small holes and small feed for small ...
A science experiment started a fire Wednesday in a house on Camp Run Road. Damage was mostly contained to a single room. The fire was first reported at 12:29 p.m., according to MECCA 911. Camp Run Road is off of Old Stewartstown Road and goes north into Pennsylvania. This house was just ...
In discussing his decision to issue a minority opinion on Granville’s latest failed annexation attempt, Commissioner Sean Sikora noted last week’s 2-1 vote was only the fifth time the commission has split since he took office in January 2017. But upon reading the order issued by the commission based on the majority votes from Commissioners Ed Hawkins and Tom Bloom, as well as Sikora’s dissenting opinion, it’s clear that there’s not only agreement, but a clear path forward for Granville’s annexation plans. The annexation by minor boundary adjustment would have included ...
A tractor trailer carrying medical supplies rolled over on Interstate 68 Wednesday morning blocking traffic for several hours. Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer said Anthony Mena, of New York, was traveling west on I-68 when he lost control of the vehicle causing it to roll onto its side and block both lanes of traffic near the interchange with Interstate 79 about 7 a.m. Mena was taken by Mon EMS with non-life threatening injuries and cited for failure to maintain control, Palmer said. Traffic was blocked for about three hours. Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department, ...
