So, it happened. I turned yet another year older last week. As some of you may know, it has long been a tradition of mine to Google the sentence “-year-old […]
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This is how we prepare for disaster
The world is a little scary right now. We’re facing a new sickness no one was prepared for. In times of disaster, we fall back on habits. We’re hoarding paper […]
Preston Footnotes
Pie Sale The McGrew Society is now taking orders for its spring pie sale. Pies available are apple, Dutch apple, blackberry, blueberry, razzleberry, cherry, peach, raisin and bumbleberry, a mixture […]
Top W.Va. consumer complaints for 2019
CHARLESTON — Communications complaints topped the list of consumer issues received by the state attorney general’s office. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced the top consumer complaints received in […]
Tax incentives for businesses could be harmful
A corporation seeks bids from local governments to build a new warehouse or move its headquarters. Policymakers tend to swoop in with this mindset: Let’s entice that company with tax […]
4-H Shooting sports program
The Monongalia County 4-H Shooting Sports program has its sights set on teaching local youth enduring skills. “Hopefully, it will foster into a lifelong activity,” said Michael DeMicco, senior certified […]
Medicare-D plan ready to roll in October
Who better to design a patient-centered, pharmacy-friendly pharmacy benefit plan than a pharmacist? That’s the premise behind a new Medicare-D plan making its debut this fall thanks to a group […]
Wings Ole property line dispute
“It’s absolutely stupid and it’s all a matter of public record.” That’s how Dan Nagowski, the owner of Wings Ole, located at 1125 University Ave., explained the city building part […]
Social distancing could save lives
In the almost nonstop news about the coronavirus pandemic, the phrase “social distancing” has been endlessly repeated. Kathy Moffett, WVU School of Medicine’s Pediatric Infectious Diseases section chief, talked to […]
Preston continues to lose enrollment
KINGWOOD — Preston County schools continue to lose enrollment, which leads to large differences in class sizes between schools. At the most recent Preston County Board of Education meeting, the […]
