County clerks in West Virginia are being challenged to prepare for the upcoming primary election. The difficulties include a late start on statewide redistricting as well as the kind of […]
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Champions! Morgantown boys basketball team celebrates state title
MORGANTOWN – Morgantown High School held a celebration for its 2022 state championship basketball team on Monday night inside the Rowdie Center. MHS defeated Parkersburg South 56-53 on Saturday night […]
UHS baseball coach Brad Comport looks ahead as team prepares for new season
No one should blame Brad Comport if he took a couple of minutes to enjoy opening day of the 2022 high school baseball season all by himself. It’s been a […]
A gas tax pause is not the solution
The Republicans in the West Virginia Legislature are right. A gas tax pause is not a good idea. Democratic lawmakers have their hearts in the right place. A lot of […]
An elegy for Mariupol, Ukraine
by Trudy Rubin I still don’t know if Alina has made it out of Mariupol, or whether she is alive. When Russian bombs pummeled the Ukrainian city three weeks ago, […]
Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences
I could get fired for what I’m about to say. Mind you, that’s not something I expect. I’m just saying it’s theoretically possible. Somebody could object and complain to my […]
Janet Shaffer
Janet Lee Shaffer, 60, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at her home in Morgantown. Janet was born in Dayton, Ohio Oct. 30, 1961, to the late Thomas […]
Betsy Beardsley
Betsy Jean Beardsley, 81, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., passed away peacefully on March, 17, 2022, in her home after a lengthy illness. Preceding her in death were her parents, E. […]
Jean Cowell
(Lenora) Jean Cowell, 85, of Greensburg, Pa., passed away on March 22, 2022. Jean was born in Morgantown on Aug. 20, 1936, the daughter of the late Frank and Mabel […]
Gary Rowan
Gary Rowan, 71, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Mon Health Medical Center. Gary was born in Baxter. Gary served in the U.S. Army from 1971-74. He […]
