The new reality of life for Monongalia County’s three public high schools kicked in Tuesday morning for the first day of the fall term. Or rather, queued up – for […]
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Class is in session
Yesterday, students stepped off the bus for the first time this year — some of them for the first time ever. They made the first of hundreds of journeys through […]
United Way going to ‘Change the Game’
The United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties will be kicking off its 2023 campaign next month. This year’s campaign co-chairs are Brooke Brown, Amanda Mazey, Kate Covich and Lindsay […]
My weekend with the ‘good guys’
by Robert Koehler You may find this shocking, but a little over a decade ago I spent a weekend learning how to shoot a handgun — under the auspices of […]
Inflation Reduction Act won’t reduce inflation
In January 1925, President Calvin Coolidge, addressed the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington. In his remarks, Coolidge said, “the chief business of the American people is business. They […]
University host season-opening meet to kickoff cross-country season
MORGANTOWN – Both University and Morgantown High Schools participated in the first meet of the cross-country season on Tuesday evening on the campus of University High. Alongside the two Monongalia […]
Vic’s Garage and Towing offers reward for info on vandal/thief
Over the past six months or so, Vic Solomon, owner of Vic’s Garage and Towing Service, has seen repeated vandalism and theft to vehicles and property at his University Avenue […]
MPO looking to have engineering on call, applying for federal Safe Streets grant
MORGANTOWN — In an effort to be more nimble in its ability to respond to grant opportunities and address emerging issues and projects, the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization is […]
Hilma Barlow
Mrs. Hilma Dixon Barlow, 97, of Kingwood, took her last breath on this earth Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. She was born in Masontown, on Sept. 6, 1924. The daughter of […]
Wilma Wilburn
Wilma Yvonne (Kennedy) Wilburn, 84, of Cheat Lake, passed away at Stonerise in Morgantown on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. She was born at home in Flemington, on April 10, 1938, […]






