William Ralph “Uncle Bill” Sapp, 87, of Maidsville, passed away on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at his residence, after a long illness. He was born in Hundred, on Nov. 2, […]
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Days of future past: Suncrest Middle students 7th-best in the world in speculative problem-solving competition
MORGANTOWN — What were you thinking about when you were 12 years old? Consider these brow-furrowers, taken on by a quartet of students from Suncrest Middle School, precisely that age, […]
Freshman Isaiah Cottrell brings a unique big-man game to West Virginia
MORGANTOWN — If you randomly saw both Isaiah Cottrell and Derek Culver standing next to each other, first impressions may be there’s really not that much difference between the two. […]
Clay-Battelle knocked down by Cameron 44-0 on the road
CAMERON — If there were any lingering doubts about how good Cameron is this season, they were squashed Friday night as the Dragons defeated a very good Clay-Battelle squad 44-0 […]
Daminn Cunningham scores four touchdowns at University crushes Buckhannon-Upshur 63-6
BUCKHANNON — The University football team took care of business Friday night, knocking off Buckhannon-Upshur 63-6 to remaining undefeated at 7-0. It was another impressive performance offensively for the Hawks, […]
WVU MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: Gabe Osabuohien flashes improved game at Gold-Blue Debut
MORGANTOWN — Gabe Osabuohien hauled in the pass a few steps from midcourt and then the West Virginia power forward did something never seen from him in a WVU uniform. […]
Blocked PAT prevents Preston from first win in 14-13 loss to Washington
KINGWOOD – It’s those darn little things that always seem to come up and bite a rebuilding football program. Missed blocks, untimely penalties and just plain dumb luck seem to […]
House map looks gerrymandered to us
The West Virginia Legislature is winding down its redistricting sessions, and the maps coming out of it aren’t pretty. The north/south Congressional map isn’t awful. It puts both panhandles in […]
Is this America’s just desserts?
by Martin Schram First came October’s ominous headlines from half a world away: China was suddenly darkening Taiwan’s air defense zone skies with record numbers of warplanes — 150 sorties […]
Gov. Justice’s vaccine exemption bill triggers backlash
The special session of the West Virginia Legislature to redraw the legislative and congressional boundaries was moving along relatively smoothly, at least as lawmaking goes. But then a curve ball […]
