Elizabeth Mae Berkshire Taylor-Hovatter, 78, of Independence, passed away Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, at the Rosewood Health Care Center in Morgantown. Elizabeth was born in Morgantown on April 21, 1942, […]
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The politics of plastics: Shale Insight speakers address cracker plants, fracking bans and a green future
MORGANTOWN — Plastics are the future of the shale gas boom and politics is an obstacle to getting there. Plastics and politics occupied the attention of natural gas industry members […]
U.S. Energy secretary to Shale Insight audience: Natural gas key to energy security and green future
MORGANTOWN — U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette described the role of American innovation and the shale economy must play in the nation’s energy transition, and the dangers of precipitously banning […]
Preston ambulance service in danger of closing
KINGWOOD — Mountaineer Ambulance is in danger of closing, Preston County Commissioners were told Tuesday. If it does, it will be the second Preston County ambulance service to close. The […]
New venue considered for trial
COVID-19 places limitations on court occupancy KINGWOOD — COVID-19 will play a major role in the murder trial of Aaron Glenn Hoard in 2021. At a motions hearing Tuesday, Preston […]
Reedsville offered donation of flagpole and flag
REEDSVILLE — Reedsville Council could receive a donated flagpole and flag. Councilman Greg Burke said Susan Beerbower of WoodmenLife has offered to donate a 25-foot flagpole and a flag to […]
Which of your children would you lose for $12 million?
“We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was ‘legal.’ ” — Martin Luther KingIn other words, what is legal is not necessarily what is right. With […]
What if President Trump won’t leave?
Pardon me if I repeat myself but, sometimes, I repeat myself. I realized that as I was web surfing for a possible column on what would happen if President Donald […]
Congress must act fast to make sure everyone is counted
A pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans, and the toxic politics of a presidential election year, have disrupted the taking of the 2020 Census. That’s worrisome for anybody […]
Morgantown, University draw 1-1 in first game back after hiatus
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In this topsy-turvy and entirely unpredictable of high school sports seasons, it’s nice to know that some things never change — like the intensity of each Morgantown-University […]
