by Lynn Schmidt I have a confession when it comes to the culture war our society is mired in: I consider myself a pacifist on this front. As the battles […]
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When you stay home on Election Day
“Maybe we need to blow this b-tch up.” Five years ago, that was the considered opinion of comedian Mike Yard, a panelist on Larry Wilmore’s old Comedy Central program, “The […]
Jocelyn McCartney gives Morgantown softball a walk-off win over Wheeling Park to open sectional play
MORGANTOWN — A double by Morgantown second baseman Jocelyn McCartney in the bottom of the seventh inning pushed MHS (12-9-1) past Wheeling Park (10-17) 8-7 in the opening round of […]
McKinley comes to Harrison County, where Amsted Graphite, X-energy partner for federal advanced nuclear reactor project
ANMOORE – Rep. David McKinley came to town on Wednesday to tour the Amsted Graphite Materials plant and witness the signing of a par memorandum of understanding between Amsted and […]
Mon Commission says Master Graphics truck concerns have been addressed
MORGANTOWN — “We have the public comment section and it really works,” Monongalia County Commissioner Jeff Arnett said Wednesday, referencing concerns raised last week by a resident of Master Graphics […]
Jack Hose
Jack Lee Hose, 84, of Westover, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Stonerise Nursing Care Center, Parkersburg. He will be sadly missed and will always hold a place in […]
Zachary Shrout
Zachary Alan Shrout, 35, of Terra Alta, passed away, Sunday, May 1, 2022, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kingwood, on Nov. 15, 1986, the son of […]
Ethel Nuckols
Family and friends of 88-year-old Ethel Isner Nuckols, of Morgantown, who passed away Jan. 17, 2022, may join to honor her life and legacy at Suncrest United Methodist Church, 479 […]
Richard Martin
Richard E. “Bug” Martin Jr., 48, of Morgantown, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 2, 2022. He was born Jan. 10, 1974, a son of Richard E. Martin Sr., of […]
Betty Sanders
Betty Jean Sanders, 82, of Morgantown, passed away April 30, 2022, at Mon Health Medical Center. Betty was born in Maidsville on Sept. 8, 1939, a daughter to the late […]






