It is often in the summer that people start to notice all the bugs circling around their porch lights and some coming towards their campfire. There are a few theories […]
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Bartlett House faces challenges during pandemic
Director: We could see people who have never been homeless before As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is closing in on its sixth month, Keri DeMasi, executive director of Bartlett House […]
Don’t forget to complete the census
Deadline to participate has been moved to Sept. 30 As your local newspaper, we take our responsibility to remind you about important things very seriously. This makes us almost as […]
$300K allocated for Woodburn school building
Block Grant funds will be used for accessibility improvements More than $300,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds will be directed toward ongoing accessibility improvements at the former Woodburn school […]
La Crosse encephalitis cases surface
Disease caused by a virus found in mosquitoes WVU Charleston CHARLESTON — A consequence of social distancing is that many children and families are rediscovering the great outdoors. While it […]
BOE releases back-to-school survey questioning return plans
With a tenure on the Monongalia County Board of Education approaching 25 years, Nancy Walker, it can be said, has a library of institutional knowledge housed in her brain. And […]
Clay Marsh, Rob Alsop, discuss risks, benefits of WVU reopening
MORGANTOWN — WVU is on the verge of reopening for the fall. Thousands of students will soon pour into Morgantown, Move-in begins Saturday and classes resume Aug. 26. With that […]
Georgia Hatfield
Georgia Hatfield of the Maple Lake Community, of Bridgeport (formerly of Clarksburg), passed on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 in the care of WVU Medicine Hospice Care at United Hospital Center. […]
Mary Vankirk
Mary Elizabeth Vankirk, of Morgantown, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, went home to be with her Savior, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. She was born May 17, 1928, in Monongalia […]
Verna Smith
Verna Jewel (Prager) Smith, 92, passed away on June 24, 2020, in her home in Las Vegas, surrounded by her devoted children. She was born July 31, 1927, in Morgantown, […]



