Donna Freya Hall, 94, of Powell, Wyo., died Thursday, June 3, 2021, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Donna was born in Morgantown, on Jan. 24, 1927, to Merritt […]
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Sukhwi Schumacher
Sukhwi Tutalo Schumacher, 63, of Morgantown, was called home to spend eternity with her Savior on Dec. 26, 2020. Sukhwi was born in Korea on Aug. 28, 1957. Sukhwi worked […]
Heavy thunderstorms cause flash flooding across area
Reporter David Beard took these photos of flooding around Green Bag Road. Our chief photographer, Ron Rittenhouse, will also be looking for shots to show flooding and damage caused by […]
Preston father-daughter duo of Paul and Allie Martin take on state track meet
KINGWOOD — The father-daughter track duo at Preston High set out to make an impression last weekend at the state track meet in Charleston. Junior runner Allie Martin has been […]
A shot in the arm for fall: Mon Schools offers another vax clinic for students
Donna Talerico calls it a shot of normalcy for the coming school year. Talerico, the deputy superintendent of Monongalia County’s school district, is referring to the COVID vaccine clinics coming […]
SAMUEL: You can’t keep salamanders, turtles, or snakes in West Virginia
In most states the laws on the possession of snakes, turtles, or salamanders have lots of exceptions. In some states you can keep some species of salamanders or turtles as […]
Part three: Mylan plant worker faces an uncertain future, loss of home
THIS IS the final installment of a three-part series on Morgantown Mylan plant employees reflecting on how the July 31 plant closure is affecting them now and looking ahead to […]
Manchin against the people
A week ago, Sen. Joe Manchin announced in a Charleston Gazette-Mail op-ed he would not support HR 1/S 1, also known as the For the People Act. HR 1 is […]
June 13 letters to the editor
To the First Lady of W.Va. and her staff I wanted to personally thank First Lady of West Virginia Cathy Justice for the opportunity for my English students in Monongalia […]
Guest essay: The conservative case for the For the People Act
by Hunter Hardway Usually I agree with politicians in my party. I am a proud Republican. But recently, I’ve noticed Secretary of State Mac Warner, of my party, having what […]









