Health officials prepare for coronavirus

January 31, 2020

The Morgantown area remains untouched by the new strain of coronavirus that has killed almost 200 and sickened more than 8,000 people in China. Dr. Lee Smith, executive director of the Monongalia County Health Department, said Friday there has not been one case of the new strain reported in the entire state of West Virginia. “We’re not anticipating any issues,” Smith said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there are six confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Illinois, Arizona, California and Washington. There are a total of 241 U.S. coronavirus cases under ...

WVU’s LGBTQ+ Center hosts Drag Queen Storytime & Show at the Gluck Theater

January 30, 2020

April Paris broke up laughing after her daughter, Ava, told a guy with a notebook what she wanted to be when she grew up. “A heavy equipment operator,” Ava said, with all the seriousness and earnestness a 5-year-old can muster. “Can you believe it?” Paris said. “She’s ...

Murder trial enters second day

January 28, 2020

The prosecution played over two hours of an interview between law enforcement and the woman accused of killing Timothy Pahl for jurors and the more than 15 friends, family members, fraternity brothers and neighbors there to watch during the second day of trial. Elizabeth Chinn, 34, was ...

Kindermusik With Penni offers enrichment for children

January 25, 2020

Kindermusik With Penni offers music and movement classes designed to engage children from babies to 7-year-olds, teaching them everything from language skills to coordination. Penni Witt is an early childhood specialist who operates the Mountaineer Mall studio. Classes are designed by ...

City manager says sharps containers coming ‘in the next few weeks’

January 25, 2020

While City Manager Paul Brake said he has reached out to Milan Puskar Health Right regarding the placement of sharps containers in various places around town, the plan is to begin working on the issue next week and have the boxes placed “in the next few weeks.” During a Jan. 10 work session, it was indicated the city planned to take Health Right up on its offer to purchase, place, maintain and empty needle disposal boxes placed at three locations. Following the session, Brake said he planned to reach out to Health Right and the Morgantown Police Department to iron out the ...

Stakeholders meet to discuss upcoming census

January 25, 2020

Despite her previous warnings, Skylar Braithwaite remains optimistic. Back in August, the graduate student and intern in Morgantown City Manager Paul Brake’s office warned that West Virginia would be in trouble if there wasn’t significant investment at the state level in the upcoming 2020 Census. That investment has yet to materialize, and according to some of the people heading up census efforts locally, it may already be too late. Braithwaite is leading census efforts for the city of Morgantown. She helped organize a recent meeting of the local complete count ...