Cheryl V. Murphy (Smith), 72, passed away after a sudden illness on Oct. 28, 2022, at Mon Health Medical Center with her beloved family by her bedside. Born Aug. 8, […]
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Kay Burnette
Kay C. Burnette, 80, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, at the Oakland Nursing and Rehab Center in Oakland, Md., following a lengthy illness. Born Sept. 3, 1942, […]
Don Brake
Beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend, Don Brake, 52, of Morgantown, passed away on Oct. 25, 2022. He battled Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma for 13 months before passing away surrounded by […]
Healthcare advocates tout new benefits of Inflation Reduction Act as ACA enrollment period opens
MORGANTOWN — Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act 2023 plans began on Tuesday, and several West Virginia healthcare advocates spoke to the press to tout the ongoing benefits of the […]
Incumbents hold big money advantage in 3 of 6 Monongalia County House of Delegates races
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County will have six seats in the House of Delegates under the new 100 single-member-district map. The races feature four incumbents from the current 51st District and […]
Donaldson out for the year, WVU thin at running back for Iowa State
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s injury luck continues to run sour this season as head coach Neal Brown announced Tuesday that freshman running back CJ Donaldson will miss the remainder of […]
Instead of protecting them from guns, Texas’d rather fingerprint kids’ bodies
by Robin Epley When I was in about fifth grade, my elementary school held an event where the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office came and talked to us about … something. […]
Conservative governance has undermined U.S. life expectancy
by Dr. Lawrence Wittner Although, in recent decades, American conservatives have embraced what they call the “Right to Life,” they have certainly done a poor job of sustaining life in […]
Attack on Paul Pelosi is an attack on democracy
America is now a nation where acts of political violence are so predictable that for months before an assailant broke into the San Francisco home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi […]
Community Kitchen serving up in-person meals after two-year break
“Eyeball” meatballs, pasta, salad, fresh fruit, dessert — and friends sitting down for a warm meal together. That was the main menu Monday at the Community Kitchen, which celebrated both […]







