It was one of those horrifying images out of an action-adventure or superhero movie: A bridge collapses, sending cars and a bus plummeting into a ravine. While there were heroes […]
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Feb. 6 letters to the editor
Remembering the collapsed Pa. bridge Many things in my life have concerned the very bridge the nation is commenting on — the Forbes Avenue bridge — that recently collapsed in […]
Guest essay: Federal funds for geothermal energy boom
by Delegate Evan Hansen The promise of a booming clean energy sector and new clean energy jobs for West Virginia workers has never been more hopeful. The potential for job […]
Guest essay: Eliminating certificate of need will devastate hospices
by Janett Green Certain people inside and outside the West Virginia Legislature believe this year is the right time to eliminate the state’s certificate of need law. But they’re wrong. […]
Inflation is eating away at America’s small businesses
Of the four restaurants Rick McQuaide owns in Western Pennsylvania, one is barely making a profit, two are losing money and the fourth has been “temporarily” closed far longer than […]
What do COVID-fatigued people do to stay calm?
by Jennifer S. Bankston Lately, it seems like not sweating the small stuff is all anyone can handle. And sometimes not even that. I recently watched a man, frustrated by […]
WVU Medicine’s cardio-oncology program receives international recognition as Gold Center of Excellence
MORGANTOWN – WVU Medicine has gained international recognition for its pioneering program in a relatively new and little known field: cardio-oncology. The Heart and Vascular Institute’s cardio-oncology program has been […]
Superintendent of Preston Schools intends to retire
KINGWOOD — Preston County Schools will have a new superintendent when the bell rings in a new school year this fall. Superintendent Stephen Wotring announced at a Board of Education […]
Alice Walls
Alice Jean Walls, 89, of Kingwood, died peacefully on Feb. 3, 2022. She was the daughter of the late James and Elsie Sheets. Alice was a caring grandmother, an active […]
Mildred Shank
Mildred Ruby Shank, 92, of Gilmore Street, Morgantown, died on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, at Stonerise Morgantown. Hastings Funeral Home provided graveside services at East Oak Grove Cemetery on Wednesday, […]
