By Olivia Murray STAR CITY — Friends and family said goodbye to a dedicated community member Thursday. Allen Roger Sharp Jr., former Star City mayor, died July 10 at his […]
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South Park Road Work
Sprinkler fire line installed downtown at the public library On Thursday, portions of streets in South Park were closed for most of the day as Morgantown Utility Board workers repaired […]
Ruby Armstrong honored with her own day on her 104th birthday
KINGWOOD — How do you celebrate your 104th birthday in a small town? With the whole town, of course, even if it’s remotely. Thursday was Ruby Armstrong Day in Kingwood, […]
House of Delegates staff member tests positive for COVID-19
The House of Delegates on Thursday learned an employee of the House has tested positive for COVID-19, the speaker’s office announced Thursday evening. The employee who tested positive was present […]
Amjad, Marsh talk to city and county officials about rising COVID-19 cases
MORGANTOWN — “This is our big one,” West Virginia State Medical Officer Anye Amjad said of Monongalia County’s climbing COVID-19 numbers on Thursday. “If we cannot handle Mon County, how […]
Jane Drainer Garrett
Jane D. Garrett, 83, of Morgantown, went to dance with the angels on Saturday, July 11, 2020. She was born May 2, 1937, to the late Augustus Drainer and Eva […]
Ralph McDonald
Friends may join the family of Ralph Harry McDonald, 90, of Morgantown, who passed away Monday, July 13, 2020, to honor his life and legacy at Nicholson Chapel Church, Summers […]
Legislators explain why statewide COVID-19 mask order has no teeth
MORGANTOWN — When Gov. Jim Justice announced his statewide mask mandate on July 6, he made it clear he had no plans to enforce it. That left many scratching their […]
Gary Stoken: West Virginia vs. Virginia in Atlanta could be a ‘win-win-win’
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — While the Big Ten and Pac-12 already made their decisions on nonconference football games, the Big 12, SEC and ACC may be conceiving a plan to work […]
State leaders, legislators air concerns, hopes for next federal COVID-19 aid package during Manchin virtual feedback session
MORGANTOWN — Inadequate broadband, still-struggling businesses and the governor’s one-man control of federal CARES Act money were among the issues state leaders and legislators raised with Sen. Joe Manchin during […]
