Paul Michael Smerdell, 65, originally from Blacksville passed away Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, at Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring, Fla. He was born to Joseph Smerdell and Jean Barnett […]
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Daniel Himes
Daniel Russell Himes,75, of the Whetsell Settlement, died on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, at Mon Health Medical Center. Daniel was born Dec. 30, 1945, in Brookville, Pa., a son of […]
Legislature’s Coal Communities Workgroup to hold listening tour stop in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates Coal Communities Workgroup will bring its mission to help revitalize struggling coal communities to Morgantown during a listening tour stop this month. “A lot […]
COLUMN: With ‘The Climb’ in question, Neal Brown needs to give glimpse of future on offense
A week after WVU head coach Neal Brown said he was “pissed” about the Mountaineers’ performance against Texas Tech, they suffered their first blowout loss at Baylor on Saturday in […]
Bohanon’s career day leads Baylor past West Virginia 45-20
WACO, Texas — Gerry Bohanon had career highs of 336 yards passing and four touchdowns, including a 75-yarder to Tyquan Thornton on the second play of the game, while also […]
WVU tight end Mike O’Laughlin making strong impact after returning from injury
MORGANTOWN — Mike O’Laughlin was a tall, lanky Chicago kid when he committed to WVU in 2017 at 6-foot-5 and 215 pounds — the perfect wide receiver build. It’s hard […]
Bridgeport breaks several school records in 72-0 win over Preston
BRIDGEPORT — Class AAA No. 6 Bridgeport took care of business in a big way Friday night for its homecoming game, beating Preston 72-0. It was a night of records […]
Brett Phillips leads Wheeling Park to a rout over Morgantown High
MORGANTOWN — Wheeling Park’s journey through adversity may have come to an end Friday night at Pony Lewis Field, while Morgantown High’s continued. Wheeling Park quarterback Brett Phillips threw for […]
Despite low numbers, Trinity blasts Hundred 63-0
HUNDRED — Following a forfeit win over Paden City earlier this week, Trinity Christian improved to 4-1 with a 63-0 win at Hundred on Friday night. The Warriors were without […]
What is going on in Westover?
While the Black Lives Matter protests of summer 2020 put racism and inequity in the national spotlight, another key feature of the protests was highlighting police brutality and government corruption. […]












