Isaac Gibson, 38, of Weston, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018. He was born August 28, 1979, in Somerset, Pa., son of William “Bill” Gibson and Catherine O’Dell, both […]
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Brenda Cole
Brenda Kay Cole, 58, of Morgantown, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at JW Ruby Memorial Hospital with family by her side. She was born on October 21, 1959, […]
State looks to expand mobile voting for military serving overseas
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia aims this fall to expand a mobile voting pilot program intended to give military personnel serving overseas a say at the ballot box. Monongalia and Harrison […]
Commission hesitant to consider proposed levies without city, BOPARC support
MORGANTOWN — A second levy aimed at providing funds for BOPARC — this one just over $9.4 million, or $1,894,439 annually for five years — will be presented to the […]
Hoyer ‘pleased’ with W.Va. flood relief progress
CHARLESTON —Two months after being named point man for long-term flood relief in West Virginia, Adjutant Gen. James Hoyer says he is seeing significant progress. “I’m pleased with where we […]
Newburg mayor, engineer to meet regarding Independence water project
NEWBURG — Newburg Council could get a starting date for the Independence water project this week. Mayor Edgar Fortney told council members Aug. 7 that he will meet with Morgan […]
Mylan’s second-quarter revenues down 5 percent from last year
MORGANTOWN — Mylan reported on Wednesday that its second-quarter revenues were down 5 percent compared to a year ago. While worldwide sales are up, Mylan said, the decline can be […]
Brazaitis discusses mental health at Mon commission meeting
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Deputy Mayor Mark Brazaitis said he was cleared and released by a psychiatrist at Pittsburgh’s Western Psychiatric Institute in about 15 minutes following a Monday night episode […]
Letting governor potentially fill four court vacancies poses whole other kind of risk
It was probably just a matter of time. Many suspected that the House Judiciary Committee would eventually file articles of impeachment against all four state Supreme Court justices. Tuesday, the […]
Perhaps privatizing DOH was not such a bad idea
Riley Thomas, Morgantown A trip through Monongalia County while traveling its secondary roads, especially what the Division of Highways (DOH), refers to as “farm roads” is like a return to […]







