Today’s gratitude is tinged by frustration. We’re grateful for the free COVID-19 testing in Monongalia County. We really are. It’s an important step in the fight against coronavirus: It […]
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Encampment closed
City clears out, cleans up Diamond Village Monday Diamond Village is gone. What was once a collection of tents off Pennsylvania Avenue for a community of people experiencing homelessness is […]
Comcast to start an overage fee
Beginning Jan. 1, Comcast will be rolling out a new data plan that will charge for overage that 95% of its Xfinity customers nationwide never reach. To put Comcast’s new […]
Charter application gets failing grade from Mon BOE
Click here to read more about the Preston Board of Education’s response The application for what would have been the first charter school in the state was given a failing […]
Florida man charged in county
Allegedly threatened deputy after attempted break-in A Florida man was arrested and charged after he allegedly attempted to break into a house with a knife and then threatened a deputy. […]
Many can find the silver lining
Overwhelmed with appreciation at the number and types of responses after reaching out to friends about pandemic silver linings for my column last week, I wanted to share even more […]
Expect snow to hit the area throughout today
Morgantown should see the typical 25-30 inches this year It is anybody’s best guess what the first snowy stretch of weather will bring to the Morgantown area with the 1-3 […]
Permit approved for Newburg water extension
NEWBURG — The next step has been taken toward extending water lines to families whose wells were contaminated by Lexington Coal. A permit application was approved Monday by the State […]
Neal Brown talks Iowa State, Oklahoma postponement, team health, improvements on this weeks Big 12 coaches call
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia head coach Neal Brown spoke during the Big 12 coaches teleconference Monday morning, heading into WVU’s (5-3, 4-3 Big 12) road game at No. 12 […]
Preston Board of Education denies charter school application
Click here to read more about the Monongalia County Board of Education’s response KINGWOOD — The Preston County Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to deny a charter school’s application. […]









