OAKDALE, Pennsylvania – Some towns die hard. This one nearly did. The Aetna Chemical Corp. plant exploded 101 years ago, leveling most of the town, killing nearly 200 people, maiming […]
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Ukraine mess shows Trump colors
What offends me most about the whistleblower-Ukraine-Biden story isn’t the obvious corruption of it all. It’s the way members of Team Trump assume we’re all idiots who won’t notice they’ve […]
University High boys’ soccer team advances to third straight OVAC title match
WEIRTON, W. Va. — Riley Nett found the back of the net two times Wednesday, leading the University High boys’ soccer team to the finals of the Ohio Valley Athletic […]
Camp Flintlock’s colonial reenactment visits St. Francis
Adam Young played his share of bleak, post-Apocalyptic video games when he was kid — but not for the reasons you might think. He wasn’t zoning out on the pixilated […]
Mohigans three-peat, claim Mohawk Cup over University
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Prior to his team claiming the 18th Mohawk Cup, Morgantown coach Nate Tallman cited the tradition behind the rivalry and a peek at possible regional play as a […]
Morgantown High freshman Aaron Jamison commits to WVU baseball program
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s hard to comprehend a 14-year-old committing to play a major sport at a Power 5 program, but that’s what Morgantown High freshman Aaron Jamison did Tuesday. […]
One dead in I-68 rollover, traffic stopped for hours
One man was killed and both of the area’s major highways were closed for hours on Wednesday in two separate rollover incidents. A cement truck traveling eastbound on I-68 rolled […]
Mylan Park expansion to include nursing home project
MORGANTOWN — Mylan Park Foundation President Ron Justice said a new nursing home facility will likely be the park’s next addition. Speaking to the Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday, Justice […]
Two arrested for attempting to steal hemp, police say
Two people were arrested on Wednesday morning for allegedly trying to steal hemp plants from Conscious Harvest, a community farm at the intersection of Kingwood Pike and Green Bag Road. […]
BOE launches program to help students leave stress at home
The majority of Mountain State students who enter high school as freshmen leave like they’re supposed to. That is, four years later (or thereabouts), they gleefully turn their tassels on […]
