MORGANTOWN — The University High girls’ basketball team survived a late, fourth-quarter surge by Preston on Tuesday to advance to play for the sectional championship with a 44-35 victory. Ella […]
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Mon Schools to make masks optional March 2
Monongalia County’s school district is making masks optional for its students, teachers and other employees beginning March 3. Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. delivered the news during Tuesday night’s Board of […]
Suspect named in D.P. Dough robbery
A criminal complaint filed with Monongalia County Magistrate Court names Keshown Marquez Baldwin, 25, of Morgantown, as the suspect arrested in connection with an armed robbery at D.P. Dough in […]
House of Delegates tries again for constitutional amendment to give Legislature oversight of state Board of Education rule-making
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates is taking a second shot at putting an amendment into the state Constitution to subject state Board of Education rule-making to legislative oversight. The […]
Terra Alta duo caught stealing from cars in repair shop lot
Two people from Terra Alta were taken into police custody after allegedly stealing items from vehicles parked at a Morgantown area auto repair shop. On Feb. 20, West Virginia State […]
SNAP Stretch funding cut, program asks commission for help
KINGWOOD — The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Stretch program doubles or triples benefits when they are spent at qualified West Virginia farmer’s markets, including two in Preston County. On […]
Senate Health OKs bill prohibiting abortions tied to Down syndrome; Education approves Charter School Stimulus fund bill
MORGANTOWN – A divided Senate Health Committee on Tuesday approved SB 468, the Unborn Child with Down Syndrome Protection and Education Act. Also on Tuesday, the Senate Education Committee approved […]
Raymond Witmer
Raymond Witmer Jr. went home to be with his Savior on Feb. 22, 2022, under hospice care at his home in Morgantown. Ray was born on April 13, 1938, in […]
Evonne Nicholson
Evonne Joyce Nicholson, 51, of Morgantown, passed away on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, at Morgantown Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Feb. 4, 1971, the daughter of the […]
Doris White
Doris Swihart Burnette White, 71, of Morgantown, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Doris was born in Morgantown on Dec. 16, 1950, […]
