The world of sports can bring people together in the unlikeliest of ways. Take, for example, how former Steelers Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris and former WVU basketball […]
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Morgantown initiates feasibility study for future airport terminal project
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Municipal Airport Director Jonathan Vrabel said the city recently initiated a feasibility study in the hopes of cashing in on federal dollars dedicated for airport terminal projects. […]
MHS safety Drew Boczek to join University’s Sage Clawges at Connecticut prep school
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown High School free safety Drew Boczek has accepted an offer to continue his football and academic career at St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Connecticut. Boczek will […]
WVU faces a passing challenge in Kansas State point guard Markquis Nowell
MORGANTOWN — There is a distinct strength that first-year head coach Jerome Tang has brought to the Kansas State men’s basketball team. The Wildcats (11-1), who had won just 13 […]
Monsel Herron
Monsel Byron Herron, 74, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, at his home. Monsel was born on Jan. 16, 1948, in Fairmont, a son of the late Byron […]
Walter Burns
Walter Marion Burns, 85, of Morgantown, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. Walter was born Nov. 12, 1937, in Morgantown a son of the late […]
Michael Wilson
Michael D. Wilson, 63, of Morgantown, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. He was born on March 11, 1959, in Frankfurt, Germany, the son of the late George “Bill” and Betty […]
Why did the IRS fail to audit Trump’s taxes?
A gaping question remains to be answered following the House Ways and Means Committee’s decision to release Donald Trump’s tax returns: Why did the Internal Revenue Service fail to audit […]
Congress’ fix to presidential votes lights way for broader election reform
by Kevin Johnson A massive eleventh-hour spending bill stuffed with thinly vetted backroom deals might seem proof of our political dysfunction. But the omnibus bill approved by Congress last week […]
Stanford’s bad words
Words do matter, and we engage in an ongoing process of retiring certain words and adding new ones. Often words become taboo because they are offensive. That is appropriate because […]





