by DeWayne Wickham On Sept. 24, at the end of a week that began with widely published images of U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback herding Haitian refugees like cattle […]
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Taxing the rich isn’t a new idea
by Maura Quint The year is 1975. The Bee Gees are at the top of the charts. “The Godfather: Part II” just won the Academy Award for Best Picture. And […]
Ashleigh Weaver, Railey Reeves lead MHS girls’ soccer team past Preston
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Even in a lopsided win or loss, there are lessons to be learned. On Monday at Pony Lewis Field, it was Morgantown’s girls’ soccer team picking […]
DIY sauna builds space and character
Dear Diary, Building is hard work. But it is also oh-so-satisfying. On that note, progress on building a sauna is coming along quite well. The “we” mentioned in the following […]
South Park murder suspect pleads guilty
Michael Corney, 34, who shot and killed Chadwick Malone, 31, on Pennsylvania Avenue in Sept. 2020, pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree on Monday. Corney said he got […]
WVU Student Bell-Ringing
Ceremonies held for those who died in 2020-21 WVU Today Students, faculty, staff and members of the community gathered Monday in front of Oglebay Hall to honor West Virginia University […]
Justice names Jimmy Wriston as new Transportation secretary
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice announced that he appointed Jimmy Wriston as secretary of the West Virginia Department of Transportation, taking over for previous Secretary Byrd White, who retired in […]
Public invited to provide comment on Region VI economic development strategy via online survey
MORGANTOWN – The Region VI Planning and Development Council appointed a coalition of regional leaders to a Strategy Committee. The first priority for the committee is to develop a Comprehensive […]
Woman accused of holding gun to woman’s head
A 62-year-old woman is accused of putting her gun to another woman’s head during the Buckwheat Festival. Marilyn Martin, of Gans, Pa., is charged with wanton endangerment by the Kingwood […]
Free notary service now available at the library
The Morgantown Public Library System is now offering free notary services at all of its locations, including the main downtown library, its four branches — Arnettsville, Cheat Area, Clay-Battelle, and […]
