KINGWOOD — Recycling at the Buckwheat Festival was among the topics discussed at the Wednesday evening meeting of the Preston County Solid Waste Authority. Don Smith, board president of the […]
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123 Pleasant Street hosts Kassi Valazza with opener Grace Campbell tonight
BY ALISE CHAFFINS When Grace Campbell heard that 123 Pleasant Street was looking for a local act to open for national artist Kassi Valazza tonight, she was quick to make […]
MPD to reroute traffic for WVU football game Saturday
This Saturday, the Morgantown Police Department will reroute traffic along Beechurst Avenue to minimize the congestion of roadways after the WVU football game. At that time, both lanes of Beechurst […]
Poll: 36% say education on decline in state
CHARLESTON — More than half of West Virginians — 54% — believe primary and secondary education in the state is about the same. But 36% say it’s getting worse, according […]
Project 2025: A plan to destroy democracy
“Led by the long-established Heritage Foundation think tank and fueled by former Trump administration officials, the far-reaching effort is essentially a government-in-waiting for the former president’s return — or any […]
Televising Trump’s trials a mistake
by Stephen L. Carter I’ll admit to being troubled by the Aug. 31 ruling by the judge in Donald Trump’s upcoming Georgia trial that the proceedings will be televised and […]
Hoppy, the Reluctant Adventurer
I am a reluctant adventurer. Home and work are my safe spaces, and routine is the glue that holds my comfort zone together. Change creates anxiety and leaves me disoriented, […]
Preston falls 56-0 to Fairmont Senior on Thursday night
FAIRMONT — The Preston County High School football team fell to the top-ranked team in Class AA, Fairmont Senior, 56-0 Thursday night under the lights and clouds at East-West Stadium […]
Margaret Gallagher
Margaret “Peg” Wiley Gallagher passed away earlier this summer with most of her family in her company. Peg was born Jan. 17, 1932, and raised on a farm in Union, […]
Carolyn Everly
Carolyn Sue Everly, a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at J.W. Ruby Hospital in Morgantown on Sept. 7, 2023. She was born on Oct. 5, 1943, in […]




