Unfortunately, when West Virginia makes national headlines, it’s rarely a good thing. And it wasn’t a good thing that NBC, CNN, The Washington Post and The Guardian picked up the […]
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Biden’s $7B betrayal of Afghanistan
by Ruth Pollard Out of all the actions the Biden administration could have taken on Afghanistan, commandeering the nation’s foreign currency reserves is, to put it mildly, unhelpful. In an […]
Is America a racist country? We shouldn’t have to ask
Is America a racist country? As some of you will recall, Sen. Tim Scott answered that question in a speech last year with an emphatic no. He was promptly echoed […]
Mon students to keep masks on for now
That mask your kid has been wearing to school — for forever, it seems — is going to continue to be part of the daily wardrobe. At least for now, […]
A look at bills introduced Wednesday, Feb. 16
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the bills introduced on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Local sponsors and cosponsors, if any, are noted. SB 647, to prohibit discrimination, based […]
AG Morrisey announces MOU on statewide allocation of future opioid suit settlement funds
MORGANTOWN – State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday that his office has reached an agreement with 54 counties and dozens of municipalities on the allocation of expected settlement and […]
Local Black artist on the rise: Cydney Thomas shares her vision with others
MORGANTOWN — Cydney Thomas was always an artistic kid. The West Virginia University senior came to Morgantown to become a lawyer but changed her mind and switched to a painting […]
Carolyn Chidester
Carolyn Sue Wolfe Hovatter Chidester, 76, of Reedsville, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. She was born in Masontown, on Sept. 26, 1945, a daughter of the late Ernest and […]
June Straight
June Eleanor (Smyth) Straight, 86, of Morgantown, passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 13, 2022, surrounded by her family. June, born on June 23, 1935, to parents Minor and […]
Mary Stanley
Mary Francis Lewis Stanley, 94, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, February 14th, 2022 at Harmony at Morgantown. Born Nov. 22, 1927, in Charleston, Mary was a daughter of the late […]







