by Randy Vealey I sensed what was coming a half-century ago. As an 18-year-old idealist in the closing weeks of the McGovern campaign in western Massachusetts, I believed we could […]
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Guest essay: Former WVU star reminds that, in a rural state like West Virginia, CPR is critical for people to know
by Darryl “Truck” Bryant On Jan. 2, the world watched as Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals. On-site medical personnel quickly […]
NewsGuard tested ChatGPT’s potential for misinformation
by Jim Warren The Oscar-nominated short film “An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It” could be the name for Silicon Valley’s latest gift […]
Parents want education system overhaul
In the wake of COVID-19, people now overwhelmingly believe that the education system’s broader purpose needs to be rethought. This begins with a shift away from standardized testing, college prep […]
Morgantown wins top-10 matchup against Spring Mills, 71-45
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown boys’ basketball team was thrown a curveball this week as the top team in the state now has to learn how to play without its best […]
Brenda Herd
Brenda Katherine Herd, 49, of Morgantown departed this life on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. She is survived by her sister, Laura […]
Edgar Fowler
Edgar “Bruiser” C. Fowler Sr., 92, of Cheat Lake, Morgantown, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, at Mon Health Medical Center. Arrangements, which are incomplete, have been entrusted to […]
Laura Ridenour
Laura May Christopher Ridenour, 91, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at the Mon Health Medical Center. She was born May 11, 1931, in Scottdale, Pa., the daughter of […]
Eliane Alam
The family of Eliane Alam will hold a Celebration of Life in the library of St. Mary’s. The public is welcome to attend anytime from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday Feb. […]
James McLaughlin
James Audley McLaughlin, 85, of Morgantown, died peacefully on Jan. 27, 2023. He was born in Massillon, Ohio, on July 31, 1937, where he grew up. He got his bachelor’s […]
