At 39.5%, West Virginia has the highest obesity rate in the country. It also has the second highest obesity rate for children between the ages of 10-17. According to Obesity.org, […]
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VA rep coming to Senior Mons to discuss Aid and Attendance Service
A representative from the Veterans Administration will make a presentation from 10:30-11:15 a.m. Oct. 29 at the Senior Monongalians, according to Vicki Lewis, marketing and activity coordinator for the center. […]
Embracing sustainability: WVU working toward greener campus
If you’ve ever walked around the grounds of West Virginia University’s Agriculture Sciences Building on the Evansdale campus, you’ve probably unknowingly walked on top of a grass-clad classroom roof. Or […]
WVU football notebook: Texas pulls out bag of tricks against West Virginia; Evan Staley’s struggles continue
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s not often you see a 6-foot-7, 300-pounder get a chance to run in open space on a football field, but Texas left tackle Samuel Cosmi got […]
Warren Chester “Moff” Moffett
Warren Chester “Moff” Moffett, 92, died peacefully at Point Manor Personal Care Home in Point Marion, Pa., Sept. 26, 2019, after a long decline with dementia. He was born Oct. […]
Ruth Anne Kloc
Ruth Anne Kloc, 78, of Morgantown, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, at her home. She was born in Waynesburg, Pa., on Aug. 21, 1941, the daughter of the […]
Wanda Eileen Harmon
Wanda Eileen Harmon, 74, of Oakland, Md., passed away Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at the Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Friends may call at the Arthur H. Wright Funeral Home […]
Gene Eldon Long
Gene Eldon Long, 87, of Morgantown, passed away Monday afternoon, Sept. 30, 2019, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Gene was born at home in rural Michigan […]
Dr. William Lee Mossburg
Dr. William Lee Mossburg, 81, of Johns Creek, Ga., formerly of Fairmont, W.Va., passed away peacefully Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Born Aug. 23, 1938 in Mt. Morris, Pa., William graduated […]
Performance raises awareness for Child Advocacy Center
Community actor Matt Marino has been into acting since high school and, from 7-10 p.m. Wednesday, owner of Retro-tique Jillian Kelly will provide the space for Marino to share his […]





