by Michael Smolens Amid an increase in gun violence across the nation, officials are struggling to understand why it’s happening and what to do about it. The city of San […]
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Crime and a widow’s eloquence
Trust in government has been declining since the administration of President Lyndon Johnson. According to Pew Research, only 36% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents and 9% of Republicans and those […]
Clay-Battelle’s big 4th quarter ignites C-B to win over Doddridge County 78-67
BLACKSVILLE – Necessity might be the mother of invention but being tired has got to at least be the father or maybe that one weird uncle. Playing in its second […]
No. 1 Morgantown boys’ basketball team downs No. 2 Parkersburg South in battle of in-state bests
MORGANTOWN — Senior Alec Poland led all scorers with 25 points on 10 of 16 shooting while five players scored in double-figures for the Morgantown boys’ basketball team (11-3) as […]
The root of it all: WVU’s “Give Kids a Smile” on Friday will introduce young patients to the dentist’s chair
Zip the “toothless hillbilly” jokes if you don’t mind: West Virginia’s poor dental health is nothing to laugh about. Cavities can turn into cardiac issues later in life and lead […]
Family of fallen Marine claims they were disrespected by airline
KINGWOOD — The family of Pfc. Zachary “Zach” Riffle, a Marine killed in a military vehicle rollover Jan. 19, near Jacksonville, N.C., did not get to see his body deplane […]
Marion legislators oppose bill and DHHR plan to close John Manchin Health Center in Fairmont
MORGANTOWN – Marion County’s three delegates and state senators said in a Tuesday press release that they oppose HB 4365, to close three of the state’s four long-term care hospitals, […]
Nonprofit launching fundraising campaign to save, overhaul historic post office building
MORGANTOWN — An ongoing and largely behind-the-scenes effort to save and renovate Morgantown’s historic post office building — more commonly known as the Monongalia Arts Center, or MAC, these days […]
Gary Smith
Gary Ray Smith, 77, of Morgantown, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born on Jan. 21, 1945, in Cuzzart, son of the […]
Glenn Spitznogle
Glenn Lee Spitznogle, 91, of Blacksville, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in the Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown. He was born Aug. 6, 1930, at Mount Morris, Pa., a […]
