MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday ended the suspense about the resumption of summer fairs and festivals, announcing they will be allowed to start up again beginning July 1. […]
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Mon County woman shot Wednesday dies
A woman who was shot in the head on Pedlar Run Road and taken to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital by helicopter on Wednesday evening has died. In a release, the […]
Christian Cooper showed us the awesome power of self-control
I come here not to condemn Amy Cooper, the white woman who called police and falsely claimed that an African American man named Christian Cooper was attacking her, but rather […]
June 4 letters to the editor
Support renewal of Mountain Line levy I am asking you, my friends and neighbors, to support the continuation of the Mountain Line excess property tax levy. The current levy has […]
Civil unrest is where democracy is reborn
“A riot is the language of the unheard.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. What’s the difference between peaceful protests and riots? The simple answer appears to be that in […]
Visit Mountaineer County CVB: Hovatter’s Wildlife Zoo reopens
As we social distance during the ongoing pandemic, we know it’s taking lots of creativity to stay entertained. Keep dreaming of Mountaineer Country adventures by “spying” for beautiful birds during […]
Blaney says early voting is going very slow
So far, the Monongalia County Clerk’s office has received more than 10,000 absentee ballots and expects as many as 4,000 more to be mailed in the next six days. Wednesday […]
Stanley Christopher
Stanley Benton Christopher, 70, of Fairmont, joined those who had gone before him on Monday, June 1, 2020. He passed peacefully at his residence and is now happy, healthy and […]
Harold Adams
Harold E. Adams, 86, of Fairmont, passed away on Tuesday June 2, 2020, at his home. He was born July 20, 1933, in Fairmont, the son of the late Pearl […]
Alexandria Shumiloff
Alexandria “Katy” Shumiloff, 87, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020. The daughter of the late Peter Frol and Alexandria Shumiloff, she was born March 18, 1933, in Booth. […]





