The City of Morgantown announced Thursday that Vincent Kitch has been hired as the new Director of Arts and Cultural Development. Kitch was selected out of a pool of 112 […]
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Click It or Ticket It enforcement program
As part of the Governor’s Highway Safety Program’s March Click It or Ticket enforcement blitz, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department issued 44 citations for failing to wear a seat belt. […]
Poison Prevention Program educates students on vapes
KINGWOOD — One-eighth of a teaspoon of nicotine can kill a toddler, according to Kim Liston, Community Programs coordinator at Preston Memorial Hospital. That information is part of what Liston […]
Albright School for sale by Glenn Dunn
ALBRIGHT — The tall red brick building that was once Albright School now stands abandoned. Wind and snow have pulled the roof down, and the doors and windows are boarded […]
Manchin, Capito, provide COVID-19 relief action updates
MORGANTOWN — As Thursday’s coronavirus news unfolded, West Virginia’s two U.S. senators provided their thoughts on events at the U.S Capitol and in West Virginia. Sen. Joe Manchin, D, spoke […]
Virginia Work
Virginia Ruth (Brown) Work, 99, of Haymond Road, Grafton, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020, at the home of Donna and Lonnie Mayle. She was born on Oct. 11, 1920, […]
University boys’ basketball team possibly robbed at chance for history
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A chance at history has been taken — or at least placed on hold — from the University High boys’ basketball team with the COVID-19 virus pandemic […]
Marion delegates lead to keep Fairmont Regional open; Justice describes alternate idea
By Suzanne Elliott and David Beard MORGANTOWN — Marion County’s three state delegates asked Gov. Jim Justice to use his executive powers and keep Fairmont Regional Medical Center open because […]
Gov. Justice closes barber shops, hair salons; tests negative for COVID-19
Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday ordered all barber shops, hair salons and nail salons closed as of 11:59 p.m. Thursday evening. He also revealed he tested negative for coronavirus after […]
Morgantown’s 2021 budget anticipates move to annual rental inspections
MORGANTOWN — The City of Morgantown is looking to move to annual rental inspections instead of its current three-year rotation with the July 1 start of the 2021 fiscal year. […]
