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Even though there are no reported cases of the novel coronavirus 2019 in Monongalia County, or West Virginia for that matter, West Virginia University cancelled a May trip to Beijing for a group of its business students. “We decided to cancel the program out of an abundance of caution,” said Henry Oliver, WVU’s director of Global Advancement who oversees international travel for the university. WVU has 175 Chinese students. “The logistical challenges of obtaining flights and securing in-country transportation made the program unfeasible,” he said. While there have ...
Monongalia, Preston and Marion counties called off school Thursday due to winter weather, and motorists saw a tricky morning commute. Four wrecks required EMS, a MECCA 911 supervisor said. Another 17 vehicle wrecks were reported to 911 by 1 p.m. — those did not require EMS. A vehicle ...
Construction of the new Sheetz convenience store at the former Eloquence Antiques & Artisans location will begin sometime next month with completion targeted for summer, a spokesman for the Altoona, Pa.-based convenience store chain said. As part of the project, the two-story building ...
A tanker truck toppled at about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday on U.S. 119, near Grafton. Grafton Fire Department, State Police and Taylor County EMS responded. The condition of the driver was not known in time for this report.
KINGWOOD — Charleston may have lost sight of the need to fix roads, but Preston commissioners said they haven’t. Commission President Samantha Stone said Tuesday that last week she contacted Lynn Phillips, the regional representative for Gov. Jim Justice. Phillips came to the office last Wednesday, she said. He reported that while Preston County Division of Highways (DOH) Supervisor Blain Bowmar is on leave, Harlan Wolfe will be in charge. “Mr. Phillips felt that Mr. Wolfe has a good plan to get underway with the core maintenance of the county, and we will be following ...
