MORGANTOWN — The inhabitants of four county offices went into Election Day without the immediate concern of voter-induced unemployment. Prosecutor Perri Jo DeChristopher, Sheriff Perry Palmer, Assessor Mark Musick and […]
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Preston County Commissioner Don Smith wins a second term
KINGWOOD — Unofficial election results show Preston County Commissioner Don Smith elected to another term. With 28 of 28 precincts reporting, Smith had 8,749 (77.40%) votes, while Independent Lynn Housner […]
Arnett and Hawkins separated by 162 votes after Election Day
MORGANTOWN — With 162 votes separating incumbent and challenger in the Monongalia County Commission race — and as many as 1,000 absentee ballots still out — all eyes now turn […]
OUTDOOR NOTEBOOK: Some of our luck is about to change in the deer woods
I squinted my eyes, trying to see movement through the briar-laden thicket as I heard a lot of noise coming off to my left side. I locked my trigger into […]
Camillo Alberico
Dr. Camillo Anthony Alberico, 99, of Fairmont, passed away peacefully Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in his home with his daughter at his side.He was born July 20, 1921, in Marion […]
Helen Hixon
Helen J. Hixon, 80, of New Geneva, Pa, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, at her home. She was born in Fairchance, Pa. Funeral services will be held in the Richard […]
Floretta Holmes
Floretta Deloris “Flo” Holmes, 88, of Blacksville, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in the Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown. She was born Jan. 12, 1932, at Browns Chapel near […]
R. Jeannine Mankins
Rosemary Jeannine Miller Mankins, 78, of Martinsburg, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, at the Hospice Inpatient Facility. Born on Nov. 24, 1941 in Kingwood, she was the daughter […]
Preston County COVID-19 cases surging
KINGWOOD — Preston County has enough new COVID-19 cases to move into the orange for infection rates, County Health Department Director V.J. Davis said Tuesday. It’s the first time Preston […]
Eligibility rule could have several effects on West Virginia men’s hoops players
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — By now, WVU freshman forward Jalen Bridges has heard most of the jokes from his teammates concerning time. Sure enough, he’s got plenty of it. “Talking […]






