John Anthony Orinick, 67, of Chaplin Road, Morgantown, passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born Feb. 22, […]
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Charles Beatty
Charles Eugene Beatty (Chuck or Doogie), 73, of Heathsville, Va., passed away on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Hospital in Mechanicsville, Va. He was born Jan. […]
Thelma Winfrey
Thelma Maree Winfrey, 91, a former resident of Jerome Park in Morgantown for several decades, passed away early Wednesday morning, Nov. 11, 2020 at Rosewood Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in […]
Ronald Keaton
Ronald L. “Ron” Keaton, 94, of Saint Clairsville, Ohio, passed away on Nov. 9, 2020 at Continuing Health Care at Forest Hills in Saint Clairsville, Ohio.Ron was born on Sept. […]
Ammons, Corwin, Kirby all sign highly-anticipated LOIs to kick off area signing class of 2021
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Kaitlyn Ammons, Caroline Kirby and Alayna Corwin headlined the first round of college signings for area athletes, putting pen to paper at various times Wednesday to finalize […]
Justice declines to acknowledge Biden as president-elect; awaits completion of contested results
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday said he doesn’t yet acknowledge that former Vice-President Joe Biden is president-elect. The statement came in reply to a question raised during his […]
Preston County Veteran’s Day ceremony held
KINGWOOD — The rain fell heavily Wednesday as a hardy crowd gathered outside the Preston County Courthouse to honor America’s veterans. “They’ve see a lot worse than this,” County Commissioner […]
New WV COVID cases reach all-time high; CDC updates mask guidance
MORGANTOWN — Wednesday saw a state all-time high for new COVID-19 cases. On the positive side, the CDC updated its mask guidance on Tuesday to say masks protect the people […]
Kingwood sees progress in junk cleanup
KINGWOOD — Other Preston County municipalities are contacting Kingwood to learn how it is enforcing its junk ordinances, the mayor said Tuesday. Kingwood developed a new tracking system for violations. […]
Mike Carey’s 2021 recruiting class ranked No. 24 by ESPN; Bob Huggins inks guard Seth Wilson in early-signing period
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Both the West Virginia men’s and women’s basketball teams inked a piece of history of sorts on Wednesday. The WVU women signed four players on the […]
