Edgar Wallace Robinson, 86, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020 at Sundale Nursing Home. Edgar was born on Nov. 21, 1933, a son of the late Benjamin and […]
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Justice defends expanded mask mandate as ‘rabble rousers’ complain constitutional freedoms are constrained
MORGANTOWN — A frustrated and fired-up governor spent a good chunk of his Monday COVID-19 briefing responding to weekend attacks on his enhanced mask mandate. “It is just silly [to] […]
Pleasant Valley PSD issues boil water advisory for area of Bethel Church Road, Jenny Lane and Bowlby Road
MORGANTOWN — There is a boil water advisory in effect for Pleasant Valley Public Service District. The advisory includes all residents from 734-1121 Bethel Church Road, Jenny Lane, and 739-749 […]
Free COVID testing in Preston
KINGWOOD — Free COVID-19 testing is available at four locations in Preston County. At the most recent Preston County Board of Health meeting, County Health Department Director V.J. Davis noted […]
Mylan, Upjohn are now joined as Viatris
MORGANTOWN — Mylan and Upjohn are now Viatris. The union of the two companies closed on Monday, the date previously announced. They described their vision in a Monday release announcing […]
Maryland man charged with attempted armed robbery of Kingwood Hardee’s
KINGWOOD — A Maryland man is charged with the attempted armed robbery of the Kingwood Hardee’s restaurant. Bradley Scott Savage, 43, of Mountain Lake Park, Md., was in the Tygart […]
McCarrick report must be the Catholic Church’s #MeToo moment
The Vatican last week released an eye-popping report documenting how Theodore McCarrick, the defrocked former cardinal archbishop of Washington, D.C., ascended in the church hierarchy despite warnings that he had […]
How executive orders actually work
Facing urgent national challenges and probably a Republican-controlled Senate, President-elect Joe Biden will need to use executive actions to respond to problems such as COVID-19, economic recovery, racial equity and […]
Vaccine news brings hope
Finally … some much-needed good news in the battle against the coronavirus. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. announced Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine showed an astounding 90% effectiveness rate in early […]
Guest Essay: MPO explains rationale for Green Bag Road roundabout
By Bill Austin The Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization (MMMPO) is responsible for developing the Morgantown area’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). The West Virginia Department of Transportation’s project for Green […]
