When George W. Bush was running for president in 2000, he spoke to the NAACP’s 91st annual convention, where he coined the phrase “the soft bigotry of low expectations.” […]
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Granville, Star City hold municipal elections
Voters in Granville and Star City cast their votes Tuesday for their respective mayors and town council members during municipal elections. In Granville, Mayor Patty Lewis and Recorder Mary Beth […]
Dakan deals as Post 2 earns hard-fought win
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Post 2 baseball team got back in the win column with a 3-2 win over Elkins Post 29 on a rainy Tuesday at Dale Miller Field. […]
MUB approves 2024 budget including 3% rate increases
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Utility Board has approved a spending plan totaling just under $37.4 million for the 2024 fiscal year, which begins July 1. The budget is actually broken […]
Phil Faini: ‘The Chief’ knew how to keep the beat
Hail to the Chief. If you want to know the unbridled joy Phil Faini had for the wondrous act of making music, just go to his Facebook page. There, you’ll […]
WVU Extension expert warns about emergence of invasive spotted lanternflies
MORGANTOWN — It is hatching season for the spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect from Asia. WVU Extension entomology specialist Carlos Quesada said that while not dangerous in a physical sense, […]
Evelyn Wallo
Evelyn May Bissett Wallo, 94, of Morgantown, passed away on June 11, 2023, at Evergreen Assisted Living. Evelyn was born in Morgantown on May 19, 1929, to the late Martin […]
Thomas Lombardi
Thomas P. Lombardi left this world on June 12, 2023, at home with his family by his side. Arrangements, which are incomplete, have been entrusted to Hastings Funeral Home. A […]
Capito, Miller team up on bill to strike down new EPA power plant rule; Manchin seeks extended comment period, WV public hearing
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. Carol Miller have teamed to introduce a bill in their respective chambers to stop the U.S. EPA from implementing its […]
Nebraska Medicine Bariatrics Center is first customer for Endolumik’s Gastric Calibration Tube, developed in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN — Local surgical device company Endolumik has started commercial sales of its innovative Gastric Calibration Tube, with its first client being the Nebraska Medicine Bariatrics Center. In its recent […]
