Barbara Ann Long, 69, of Reedsville, passed away Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, at Fairmont Healthcare and Rehabilitation. Barbara was born in Reedsville on May 3, 1951, a daughter of the […]
Other News
Douglas Butler
Douglas Lee Butler, 43, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at WVU Medicine — J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital after a long period of declining health. He was born […]
Virginia White-Balchick
Virginia Ellen “Ginny” White-Balchick, 37, of Masontown, Pa., died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2021, at her home. She was born in Morgantown. Funeral services will be held in the Richard R. […]
Online petition for removal of Delegate Evans gains momentum
Local legislators comment A change.org petition condemning newly elected Delegate Derrick Evans, R-Wayne, for his participation in the U.S. Capitol riot had topped 34,800 signatures Thursday afternoon and the numbers […]
WVU long-snapper, Morgantown native Kyle Poland looks back fondly on college career, hopes for shot at NFL
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Steve Poland was already looking a good ways into the future. “For me, it started back in middle school when my dad told me, ‘The easiest way […]
How WV Congressional delegation voted on Electoral College objections
MORGANTOWN — Congress was in the midst of certifying the 2020 presidential election results when the mob stormed the Capitol and forced the evacuation of the building. Among the issues […]
Fire at Kingwood Dollar General
Update: KINGWOOD — Two fire departments were called out Thursday morning after a compressor caught fire in a freezer at the Kingwood Dollar General. Kingwood and Albright volunteer fire departments […]
It’s not about party; it’s about hypocrisy
No, Gov. Jim Justice, the criticism regarding the New Year’s party at The Greenbrier Resort — which he owns — is not a political hit by Democrats. (Did he miss […]
A ‘Cat 5’ mental health crisis is coming
by Kerry Malawista Whenever a hurricane nears our shores, the government implements a system to track the disaster, including assigning a score on a scale of one to five to […]
Authenticity can’t be purchased by the foot
by Salena Zito Years ago, there was an urban arcade called The Bank located in Pittsburgh within a series of five old buildings that once housed financial offices in the […]






