John Day “J.D.” Pavelko, 77, of Independence, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. McCulla Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.
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Mooney’s 2nd District landslide biggest of his West Virginia Congressional career
MORGANTOWN – Republican Rep. Alex Mooney won the biggest landslide of his West Virginia Congressional career Tuesday night, receiving 65.62% of the vote over Democratic candidate Barry Wendell. Mooney received […]
Voters swell GOP majorities in state House and Senate; Democrats to have only 4 senators come 2023
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia voters turned the Republican supermajorities in the state Senate and House of Delegates into mega-majorites Tuesday night. The GOP-Democrat balance in the House will go from […]
Local athletes ink college plans on signing day
MORGANTOWN — “I always say that there are a few days I call scrapbook days,” Morgantown High athletic director John Bowers told the assembled mass of student-athletes and parents Wednesday […]
Downtown building evacuated Wednesday after odors of gas detected
A building in downtown Morgantown was briefly evacuated on Wednesday afternoon after Morgantown fire and police departments responded to assist with a gas leak at the structure housing Huntington Bank, […]
COLUMN: What’s in a loss? In some cases greatness can be defined through setbacks
MORGANTOWN — It is said history is written by the winners, which in the world of sports, makes a lot of sense. Vince Lombardi, Bob Knight, Bill Belichick, Phil Jackson, […]
Amendments 1, 3, 4 fail
Constitutional amendments were headed toward defeat as results came in Election Night. With more than three-quarters of all precincts across the state reporting, Amendment 1 on impeachment powers was being […]
Amendment 2 on personal property taxes defeated
CHARLESTON — Amendment 2, the hottest issue on West Virginia ballots, was defeated on Election Night. “It was an absolute, ill-fated idea,” said Gov. Jim Justice, who campaigned around the […]
Morgantown volleyball earn highest state tournament seed in program history
CHARLESTON – After finishing the season with a record of 26-10-1, the MHS volleyball team begins the state tournament at Charleston Coliseum this afternoon as the second-seeded out of eight […]
Sikora defeats Beach to keep Mon Commission seat
Monongalia County voters returned Sean Sikora to the Monongalia County Commission for a second six-year term. The Republican incumbent defeated Democrat Bob Beach 13,964 to 12,206 on Tuesday for the […]










