REEDSVILLE — Council will be sending out letters asking for bids to have “Town Hall” hand painted on a sign to go on the building. Reedsville Councilwoman Britney Titus said […]
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Century-old quilt stolen from the Mannington Fair
MORGANTOWN — Somebody stole a quilt that’s almost 100 years old from the Mannington Fair Saturday. Betty Bland, owner of Quilted Treasures Longarm Quilting Services in downtown Mannington and the quilt’s […]
Man faces up to 70 years in prison for sexual abuse
MORGANTOWN — A 23-year-old man who sexually abused a young girl faces up to 70 years in prison after pleading guilty in Monongalia County Circuit Court Tuesday. Judge Susan Tucker […]
MUSIC: Stevie Wonder, Jesse Jackson visit ailing Aretha Franklin
NEW YORK (AP) — Stevie Wonder visited an ailing Aretha Franklin at her home in Detroit on Tuesday. Franklin’s publicist Gwendolyn Quinn told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the […]
MUSIC: Indiana police say bomb threat halted Rascal Flatts concert
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a bomb threat is what prompted country group Rascal Flatts to abruptly end a concert in Indiana last week. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department […]
Amid impeachment proceedings, Davis announces retirement
CHARLESTON — Justice Robin Davis, who spent more than two decades on the West Virginia Supreme Court announced her immediate retirement amid impeachment proceedings. Davis, who made the announcement in […]
Gov. Justice sightings at Capitol last week encouraging despite motives and tirades
Most of us always wished he would stop in at the office more often. Or at least post some kind of regular office hours when to expect him in. Last […]
Artist reclaims West Virginia coal for jewelry
By Aldona Bird Coal runs deep in our part of Appalachia, in our mountains and in our culture. While many of us are starting to seek more environmentally friendly energy […]
Preston Commission to ask Kingwood to open Pleasant Ave gate to allow for paving
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission is going to ask the City of Kingwood to consider opening a gate that blocks Pleasant Avenue. The county is preparing to pave Rich […]
WVU welcomes first-year students with Monday Night Lights
MORGANTOWN — Incoming freshmen got the rundown on what it means to be a Mountaineer Monday night at Milan Puskar Stadium. Freshmen from all corners of campus filed into the […]
