MORGANTOWN — It’s summertime, and kids are playing outside, hitting the pool and enjoying the sunshine. Marilla Park recently gave its playground a facelift — right in time for all […]
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Prep phenom, former WVU standout Kerry Marbury dies
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Kerry Marbury, a former West Virginia University football standout considered among the top prep players in state history, died at 67. Marbury passed away Sunday morning after battling […]
Longtime Preston administrator retiring after 12 years
KINGWOOD — Monday was Kathy Mace’s final county commission meeting as Preston County administrator. After 12 years as administrator, Mace is retiring July 1. She will continue to work as […]
Open For All initiative among focus of human rights commission
MORGANTOWN — “When a business opens to the public, that means they’re open to all.” Morgantown Human Rights Commission Chairperson Jan Derry explained as much while describing the commission’s Open […]
Two men arrested after attempted hotel room break-in
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two men are facing charges of attempted burglary after attempting to force their way into a hotel room, police said. Charles K. Eads, 29, of Rolla, Mo., […]
DOH reps attend commission meeting to attempt to explain progress
KINGWOOD — A week after Preston commissioners complained about poor communication and planning from the Division of Highways, representatives were at the commission meeting. District 4 Engineer Darby Clayton and […]
Column: A plea to protect skin from sun damage
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When you’re outside in the summer, the thought might cross your mind that you want to get some sun before heading on vacation for a couple weeks. […]
Developments in floodplains proving costly
BY HARRIET FESTING In early June, Diane Mueller fled her flooded home near St. Louis, for the second time in two years. She hopes it won’t happen again. When she […]
Suspend rules and let HB 206 become 2020 election issue
This should not even need to be said. But in the hyper-partisan context of the Legislature in Charleston today it does. Today, the state Senate is expected to reconvene in […]
Stonewall still playing out 50 years later
Leonard Pitts is on vacation. his column will resume on July 8. In late June of 1969, the New York Police Department raided the Stonewall Inn, a bar in Manhattan […]
