KINGWOOD — The 79th Buckwheat Festival is here and the streets of Kingwood were lined with viewers for the Firemen’s Parade on Thursday night. About 20 minutes before the parade […]
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Tensions high during Westover council meeting, no motion made to investigate council
WESTOVER—Tensions were high during Thursday night’s special Westover council meeting centered around whether to initiate an investigation into allegations made against council, which failed after no council members made a […]
Meet the honored alumni of MHS
MORGANTOWN — Things don’t begin and end with Barney Fife at Morgantown High School. Or, Don Knotts (Class of 1942), the comedic actor who won five Emmys for his portrayal […]
Legislative redistricting committees take first look at proposed new maps
MORGANTOWN – The House and Senate Select Redistricting Committees took their respective first looks at proposed new district maps Thursday at the Capitol. The House committee received a legal overview […]
Morgantown faces Musselman in must-win for both teams, sitting at 1-3
By MATTHEW PEASLEE MORGANTOWN — Morgantown and Musselman enter Friday’s contest with identical 1-3 records. The two teams also come in on the heels of thrilling games, albeit both losses. The Mohigans […]
Pleasant Valley PSD lifts boil water advisory for Maidsville customers
The boil water advisory Pleasant Valley Public Service District issued Sept. 30 has been lifted. It affected Maidsville customers, including all residents from 954-1242 Fort Martin Road and Rosedale Hill […]
We’ve let COVID kill more Americans than the 1918 flu pandemic
The United States has reached a devastating milestone: We’ve lost more Americans to COVID-19 than we lost to the influenza pandemic of 1918. As of this writing, over 694,000 people […]
Thank you for supporting schools
In case you haven’t heard the good news, the excess levy for Monongalia County schools passed. When we spoke to Nancy Walker before the special election, she said that “excess” […]
Airports to passengers: Do it yourself
by Nicholas Goldberg Workers have been losing their jobs to machines in the name of productivity and efficiency since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. But the pace of automation, […]
It’s easy to see why they consider books dangerous
Here’s what happened when Ruby Bridges went to school in 1960. Four federal marshals escorted her. She walked through a mob of outraged white people. They called her names. They […]
