MORGANTOWN — Four local leaders are urging Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., to petition the Environmental Protection Agency and halt a change to a 7-year old […]
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Kingwood Council OKs 2019-’20 budget; state must also approve
KINGWOOD — Kingwood Council gave tentative approval to is 2019-2020 budget this week. Final approval can’t be given until the state approves the budget. The estimated budget follows the items […]
Monongalia County Commission signs off on Westover annexation
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission reconvened briefly Wednesday afternoon to sign off on Westover’s annexation of just under 400 acres of the ongoing WestRidge development. The annexation came by […]
Sen. Capito brings NIH official to WVU to talk Alzheimer’s research
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito brought the deputy director of the National Institute on Aging to WVU on Wednesday to give her a look at WVU’s cutting-edge Alzheimer’s research […]
Justice predicts “avalanche” of work soon on secondary roads
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice predicted an “avalanche of work” would begin soon on secondary roads across the state during an appearance Wednesday on MetroNews “Talkline.” “And absolutely there won’t […]
Police identify woman who died following Fairmont fire
FAIRMONT — Fairmont Police have identified a woman who died following a fire March 15 on Gaston Avenue in Fairmont. Cheryl Diane Willis, of 519 Gaston Ave. Apt 3, died […]
Bruceton Boys fundraiser collects nearly $50,000
BRUCETON MILLS — A benefit Saturday for four Bruceton Mills boys involved in an auto accident raised $49,794 — and counting. More than 1,000 meals were sold at the benefit, […]
Morgantown’s Cody Clayton Eagle earns spot on ‘American Idol’
MORGANTOWN — At 17, only four years after picking up a guitar, Cody Clayton Eagle is experiencing an opportunity that many musicians have dreamed of. The Morgantown native received a […]
Trinity brings back varsity football, hires Marcus Law as head coach
MORGANTOWN — It’s been five years since Trinity Christian was able to last field a high school football team, but this fall, the Warriors will head back to the gridiron, […]
Letters to the editor March 20
Why not an alternative to Star City roundabout The constant refrain is, “We can’t afford it!” So, in light of that, I would like to make a non-roundabout recommendation regarding […]











