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WVU faculty members pen letters urging BOG to scrap RIF plan rule changes
MORGANTOWN – Current and former WVU faculty members – and a few supporters – joined to send an open letter to several media outlets, and a separate letter to the […]
Thomas Sloane
Thomas “Tom” Sloane, 79, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at his residence. Caring services will be provided by Dering-Henson Funeral Home and are incomplete at this time.
Marc Skidmore
Marc Allen Skidmore, 65, of Morgantown, died Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Cremation arrangements will be handled by Hastings Funeral Home.
Judy Ruckle
Judy Ann Ruckle, 73, of Morgantown, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Mon Health Medical Center. Friends and family will be received at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce […]
Elizabeth Stemple
Elizabeth Ann Stemple, 85, of Bruceton Mills, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 12, 2023, surrounded by family. The daughter of the late Lester P. and Dorothy […]
Mon Commission hopeful new formula results in jail bill savings
MORGANTOWN — Up until late last month, the Monongalia County Commission was anticipating an increase of at least $250,000 on its regional jail bill based on a new per-day rate […]
Retired Preston Schools superintendent Wotring appointed to oversee Upshur district during investigation
The reaching implications from Wednesday’s state Board of Education meeting were still rattling down Thursday morning, as Steve Wotring settled in behind a temporary desk in the central offices of […]
Preston County police find drugs, guns, stolen dirt bikes during search of Tunnelton residence
A Tunnelton man is facing multiple felony charges after law enforcement agents with the West Virginia State Police and the Preston County Sheriff’s Department executed several search warrants at a […]
COLUMN: Neal Brown’s high school has become a football powerhouse
Before he was a college football head coach, before he was an offensive coordinator, even before he was a college player — Neal Brown was one of the best high […]
