For months now, West Virginia’s severance tax collections for energy production — primarily coal and natural gas — have been running way ahead of estimates. The state finished the fiscal […]
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‘It’s everyone’s responsibility’: School safety initiative heavy on detection, prevention
No one paid the weapons detector any mind on a recent, bustling mid-weekday at Morgantown High School. Students and teachers, already in the building, walked by the gray sentinel’s twin […]
Sheriff confirms remains identified as missing doctor
The search for missing doctor John Lawson Magruder has come to an end, but it is not the conclusion many were hoping for. According to a Thursday press release from […]
Gregory Baniak
Gregory Clark Baniak, 62, of Wana, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at his home. Gregory was born June 9, 1960, a son of the late Edmund “Cats” Baniak and […]
Joseph Renn
Joseph J. Renn III, M.D. died at his home in Indian Land, S.C., on Sept. 30, 2022. He was born in Martinsburg, on Feb. 7, 1938. Abiding by Joe’s wishes, […]
Hope Hill Sobering Center ceremony held at Hazel’s House of Hope
MORGANTOWN — You really never know how things are going to work out. In 2019, two of the major story lines in the city of Morgantown were, one, former Police […]
Evolving Energy Conference panelists outline government’s role in energy transition
MORGANTOWN – One message everyone at WVU’s Evolving Energy Conference agreed on Thursday morning was that the energy transition is a tag team effort. Industry makes the actual advances. But […]
Workhorse offensive line is the unsung heroes for Clay-Battelle this season
BLACKSVILLE — “Here’s your shovel, go dig a ditch.” That’s the directive from Clay-Battelle football coach Ryan Wilson to his offensive linemen. All year, they’ve been grabbing that shovel and […]
Fundraising underway for new baseball, softball stadiums at University High
MORGANTOWN — Spring sports at University High have lived a nomadic life since the school’s opening in 1925, as they’ve traveled the county in search of venues. If a current […]
WVU Evolving Energy Conference looks at a transition that involves fossil energy in the move to carbon-free future
MORGANTOWN — “Beyond Coal” and “Beyond Gas” have been catchphrases signifying the generally adversarial nature of the clean energy transition in West Virginia. But “Beyond Despair” would be a good […]
