MORGANTOWN — “Mon County is exceptional. Our citizens are above the others, and we’re going to prove it.” And with that, Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom issued a challenge. […]
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Winter storm brings vehicle accidents in Mon and Preston counties
None of the wrecks in Monongalia and Preston counties during the winter storm Thursday night and Friday morning were serious, according to 911 officials. Most of the area saw 4-7 […]
West Virginia back at full strength, but faces a short-handed K-State team
MORGANTOWN — If having Taz Sherman, Gabe Osabuohien and Kobe Johnson out for a game last week due to COVID-19 protocols seemed like an obstacle, it could’ve been so much […]
OSHA wouldn’t need mandate if vaccines weren’t politicized
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. David McKinley both signed on to a “friend of the court” brief opposing the Biden administration’s OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) “vaccine mandate” […]
Primaries will test Trump’s influence
by Jonathan Bernstein It’s an election year — and Americans will be voting sooner than many people may realize. The first primary election is in Texas on March 1, fewer […]
A silver lining to West Virginia’s dark census cloud
The steady population decline has been an ongoing challenge for West Virginia. The number of residents has dropped from a peak of just over 2 million in 1950 to 1,782,959 […]
Leadership Marion members get a look at revitalized Fairmont Medical Center
FAIRMONT – Leadership Marion devoted its monthly visit to an area business to look at WVU Medicine’s Fairmont Medical Center Thursday morning. The group, through the Marion Chamber of Commerce, […]
‘Let’s Go,’ … always. Junior Taylor, Mountaineer mascot and advocate for people, dies at 66
Bob Vitsocky still laughs when he recounts the mock-arguments he and Junior Taylor would get into following Junior’s ill-fated run for WVU student body president. “I think he might have […]
U.S. Attorney Willian Ihlenfeld aims to tackle fentanyl trafficking in new role as chair of HIDTA executive board
MORGANTOWN – William Ihlenfeld, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, has been elected to chair the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Executive Board. HIDTA is […]
School out early in anticipation of storm
School was dismissed early Thursday in Monongalia and Preston counties in anticipation of a winter storm expected to bring inches of snow to the area. “Preston and Tucker counties are […]
