A young girl died in a house fire on Days Run Road Thursday morning. Her parents and brother escaped. “[Firefighters] got toned out for a structure fire with possible entrapment,” […]
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Lee Smith: Public health to lead the charge on COVID-19 vaccine
MORGANTOWN — “This is our moment to shine,” Monongalia County Health Officer Lee Smith said on Thursday when asked what role the county health department would play in COVID-19 vaccine […]
Preston County Courthouse under COVID response plan
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Courthouse Annex is implementing its COVID response plan after an employee in the building tested positive. Offices will still be open to serve the public. […]
No. 11 West Virginia has defensive adjustments to make after watching breakdowns against Gonzaga
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Bob Huggins readily admitted he didn’t have to volunteer West Virginia’s services to go up against top-ranked Gonzaga. The No. 11-ranked Mountaineers had already begun to […]
Preston teachers, board discuss mastery learning
KINGWOOD — Mastery learning and whether Preston High should have been mandating continued to be discussed at this week’s Preston County Board of Education meeting. Teachers told the board they […]
The damage of the ‘superpredator’ lie
by Kim Taylor-Thompson Twenty-five years ago, John DiIulio, a political science professor, created and disseminated one of the most dangerous and lethal lies in our history. He coined the term […]
A new beginning
by Salena Zito MT. LEBANON, Pa. — It was never supposed to be my forever home. Last week, I took one last look at what has been home for most […]
Places of worship are not businesses
We take issue with the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling that exempts places of worship from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s capacity restrictions. Particularly, we disagree with the argument from […]
COLUMN: Derek Culver takes the blame for loss to Gonzaga, but there was plenty of it to go around
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Derek Culver’s 18 points and 15 rebounds were two very good reasons as to why No. 11 West Virginia found itself in a ball game against […]
NOTEBOOK: No. 1 Gonzaga dominated No. 11 West Virginia in the paint and on fast breaks
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Two key areas of the box score told a tough story Wednesday, as No. 11 West Virginia fell to top-ranked Gonzaga, 87-82, in the Jimmy V […]
