Gov. Jim Justice asked the State Supreme Court to look into who has legal authority to provide debt relief to West Virginians. The governor asked the court after several organizations […]
Other News
Sundale sees improvement in number of cases
Residents and employees of the Sundale Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care in Morgantown continue to slowly recover from the COVID-19 virus almost a month after the first case was reported, medical […]
WVU Medicine receives Approval for immunotherapy
WVU Medicine pediatric and adult allergist and immunologist Brian Peppers received Investigational New Drug approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the experimental treatment of COVID-19 using convalescent […]
Preston County Commission considers using “hero’s pay” grant for ventilators and PPE
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission is considering using some of the governor’s “hero pay” grant to buy ventilators for ambulances and PPE for first responders. On Friday, counties received […]
Rail-Trail progress and future plans
Where trains once wound through the mountains, hikers, bikers and others now trek on rail-trails maintained by various local organizations. Mon River Trails Conservancy, Friends of the Cheat and Preston […]
Clayton Helmick
Clayton Franklin Helmick, 62, of Morgantown, died April 3, 2020. He was born Dec. 13, 1957.Cremation services have been provided under the direction of Smith Funeral & Cremation Care of […]
Kenneth Kelly
Kenneth W. Kelly, 56, of Morgantown, died Oct. 14, 2019, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born April 5, 1963, in Maryland. Private services will be held at Beverly […]
John Swecker
John D. Swecker, 73, of Grafton Road, passed away April 17, 2020, at Ruby Memorial Hospital due to heart failure. He was born in Clarksburg on March 12, 1947, to […]
Mary Hiser
Mary Hiser, 73, of Morgantown, was called home unexpectedly on Sunday, April 19, 2020, with her loving family by her side. She was born July 17, 1946, in Cascade, to […]
Ralph Brem
Award winning reporter and editor, Ralph C. Brem, 91, of the Arbors at St. Barnabas in Pa., died April 21, 2020. A graduate of Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, School of […]




