MON SHERIFFS Strosnider, Charles James, 51, possession with intent to distribute, April 8, Deputy Hall. Melohn, John, two counts trespassing, April 8, Deputy Watkins. Melohn, John, trespassing, April 8, Deputy […]
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Woman charged with 4th-degree arson in connection to March incident at Masontown Rainbow Tire
Fourth-degree arson charges were filed in Preston County Magistrate Court on Friday following an investigation into an alleged “suspicious event” that occurred March 10 at Rainbow Tire in Masontown. The […]
WV Nursery & Landscape Association offers Landscape Technician Bootcamp
MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (WVNLA) is partnering with Pierpont Community & Technical College to conduct a Landscape Technician Bootcamp from April 17-21 for those interested […]
Corsage, for a cause: Outreach group to host prom for class of 2020 — and the people of Ukraine
Pretty amazing, those ideas that hop in, when you’re an Uber driver. That’s what Pamela Hines, the founder of Gold and Blue United, has been doing of late. She picked […]
A look at local legislator pay for 2022
MORGANTOWN — With a slight pay raise on the horizon for legislators in 2025, we offer a look today on what local legislators made in 2022, the last full year […]
NETL, Morgantown ink agreement on greenway connector
MORGANTOWN — A project currently under development will utilize government land to help connect the Suncrest residential area to the Mon River Rail-Trail system. The National Energy Technology Laboratory recently […]
McCarthy does it right in meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who doesn’t always speak for America, did so with moral clarity when he met visiting Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen last week along with a bipartisan group […]
America First means U.S. farmers fall behind
by Adam Minter It’s a familiar story: a once-dominant U.S. industry is challenged by low-cost competitors overseas and gradually loses market share. This time, however, the pressured industry isn’t a […]
Policing drag has a long history. There’s a reason politicians are at it again
by Lucas Hilderbrand In a 2020 episode of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” the contestants participated in a parody of a presidential candidate debate. Jaida Essence Hall handily won the challenge with […]
George Bartholow
George Burley Bartholow, 78, died on March 26, 2023. He was born Oct. 9, 1944, in Fairmont. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Burnside Funeral Home.
