John “Weezer” DeWitt, 59, of Morgantown, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, at his home. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Hastings Funeral Home.
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Charles Kirk
Charles Edward “Ed” Kirk, 74, of Kingwood, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, at Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown. Ed was born on Aug. 10, 1948, in […]
Shannon Bierer
Shannon M. Bierer, 42, of Dilliner, Pa., passed away at her home Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Waynesburg, Pa. on March 1, 1980, […]
Texas hands WVU its worst Big 12 defeat by taking advantage of Mountaineers’ miscues
MORGANTOWN — At best, the passes thrown by WVU players Saturday ended up in the first row of the Moody Center. At worst, they ended up in the hands of […]
Share the love, register as an organ donor
The WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance and the Center for Organ Recovery and Education encourages everyone to share the love by registering to be an organ donor this Valentine’s Day, which […]
Erik Huey’s solo album a ‘love letter’ to the region
BY ALISE CHAFFINS As a child coming from four generations of coal miners, Erik Huey grew up assuming that was his lot in life as well. However, he found his […]
West Virginia 211 celebrates 211 Day
Today is 211 Day, celebrating the go-to resource 211, which helped 30,520 people in West Virginia access help for immediate or long-term challenges last year. Throughout 2022, trained call specialists […]
Form Energy funding approved, but not without a fight
CHARLESTON — Following two hours of knock-down, drag-out debate, delegates voted to approve $105 million in state funding to support development of a cutting-edge battery plant. Delegates voted 69-25 to […]
Keep your eyes on the government
Legal advertising in community newspapers gives local residents advance “public notice” of action our state legislators and other government officials plan in our communities. As residents, we should remember that […]
Unpopular president tells Americans that all is well
President Joe Biden, his approval ratings underwater for most of the past two years, made his case for a second term on Tuesday. It’s doubtful he changed many minds. The […]





