Stephen M. Dalton, 43, died suddenly Monday, May 13, 2019, at his home in Pittsburgh. Stephen was born Dec. 9, 1975, in Anchorage, Alaska, but made his home in many […]
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John Stephen “Jack” Halow
John Stephen “Jack” Halow, 76, of Garards Fort, died Sunday, June 30, 2019, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. He was born Sept. 1, 1942, in Johnstown, a son of […]
West Virginia won’t be swinging on star power in 2019
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – With no obvious meal ticket on this year’s roster, West Virginia knows it has to take a lunch-pail approach to the upcoming season. Five key Mountaineers from […]
Summer program keeps students off summer slide
About 100 kids in Monongalia County are taking part in Energy Express, a six-week program that helps fight the dreaded summer slide. Despite its fun theme-park-ride-sounding name, the summer slide […]
Sheriff: man arrested, charged, in connection to storage unit thefts
A Preston County man is charged with four counts of breaking and entering following an investigation into a string of storage unit break-ins. The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department charged Fred […]
What does politics have to do with the holiday? Nothing
Wouldn’t it be nice if we kept politics out of it Thursday. Just for one day, we would all do well to remember Independence Day is a national day of […]
Kids shouldn’t be used as political pawns
When faced with two women who each claimed to be the mother of the same child, King Solomon announced he would slice the child in two and give half to […]
Justices saw through ploy for question
In a stunning victory for the rule of law, a bare majority of the Supreme Court agreed that the Commerce Department had not adequately justified the addition of a citizenship […]
Economic independence costly
This week, let’s put down our midsummer cookout plates long enough to remember sacrifices made across generations to secure independence, peace and prosperity. We might also reflect on how British […]
People don’t change due to shunning
Adam Sutton The Baltimore Sun On June 21, I woke up to the news that the president had called off a missile strike on Iran at the last minute. A […]





