NEW YORK — Playwright Neil Simon, a master of comedy whose laugh-filled hits such as “The Odd Couple,” “Barefoot in the Park” and his “Brighton Beach” trilogy dominated Broadway for […]
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Child advocacy center working to heal families affected by opioid abuse
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Child Advocacy Center is taking a new, whole-family approach to help kids in families broken and devastated by opioid abuse. The Drug Endangered Children (DEC) […]
Netflix’s ‘Mindhunter’ to hold open casting calls for extras
Casting calls for “Mindhunter” will be from 1-4 p.m. Sept. 7 at the WVU College of Creative Arts. Actors must live within 90 minutes of Pittsburgh and have reliable transportation. […]
WVU Festival of Ideas topics range from GMOs to suicide prevention
MORGANTOWN — WVU recently announced its lineup for this season’s Festival of Ideas. It will cover topics ranging from suicide prevention to civic engagement to genetically engineered food. The series includes: […]
After three decades, Donny Williams retires from DOH
MORGANTOWN — For nearly 31 years, West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) District 4 Engineer Donny Williams has made the state’s highways and byways his business. Now he’s ready to […]
Preston Memorial CEO addresses leaked financial reports
KINGWOOD — Preston Memorial Hospital (PMH) is meeting and exceeding a lot of industry benchmarks, CEO Melissa Lockwood said last week. That’s despite internal documents that show the critical care […]
Classic cars: Model T club shows off collection at auto show
ALPINE LAKE — They called themselves the Four Vagabonds. No, it wasn’t a 1950s singing group. It wasn’t even the ‘50s. Think 40 years earlier. “Between 1915 and 1924, Henry […]
Kingwood vacant building ordinance sees results
KINGWOOD — As Kingwood nears the first anniversary of having a vacant building ordinance, it is seeing results. Councilman Mike Lipscomb spearheaded implementation of the law, which was passed Oct. […]
Prep round-up: UHS boys’ soccer team tames Bulldogs
MORGANTOWN — Looks, especially in soccer, can be deceiving. A pair of boys soccer unbeatens battled Saturday, at Mylan Pharmaceutical Stadium, yet from the opening whistle, there was little doubt […]
Whetsell’s return paid big dividends for the Mohigans
MORGANTOWN — As Morgantown junior Jace Whetsell lined up deep for the kickoff, it felt as if the life had been sucked out of J.W. Ruby Stadium at MHS. There […]
