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WVU move-in schedule announced

West Virginia University’s residence halls will operate at normal capacity and provide a traditional residential experience for incoming freshmen, WVU’s Dean of Students said. “We expect each student — along with staff and faculty — to take steps to be safe, including ...

WVU Medicine raises final beam for Children’s Hospital

Even though the weather was dreary, there were nothing but smiles as WVU Medicine held a topping out ceremony Tuesday afternoon for its new $150 million Children’s Hospital. “I am happy to be here,” said WVU President Gordon Gee as he walked up to sign the ceremonial last beam put ...

2020 Buckwheat Festival cancelled

Due to continued uncertainty and changing and challenging guidelines resulting from the COVID-19 virus, the Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department (“KVFD”) membership has decided to cancel the 2020 Preston County Buckwheat Festival scheduled for September 24 -27, 2020. Every year the well-being of the visitors and volunteers is a major concern for the KVFD. This year the concern has taken on a much greater importance. Several different scenarios were considered. Modifications to size, events, attractions, and even dates. All traditional Buckwheat activities were examined in light ...

What to expect at graduation ceremonies

Even with resurgent clouds of COVID-19 looming next door, the only thing that will keep Monongalia County high school seniors from walking Thursday will be clouds of a different kind. Pending rain, graduation ceremonies for Morgantown High School, University High and Clay-Battelle are simultaneously slated for 6 p.m. that day at each school’s football field. Ceremonies, said Donna Talerico, Mon’s assistant superintendent of schools, designed with a full roll call of pandemic particulars.That means hand sanitizer as you’re going through the gate, she said. And social ...

Gee: Groups to address issues of discrimination on campus

During Friday’s West Virginia University Board of Governors meeting, President Gordon Gee discussed plans to create a more inclusive campus.This comes after a petition signed by hundreds demanding change for the university’s black community was released Wednesday. The petition made nine ...