Ella Dean, 79, formerly of Morgantown, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Hospice of Northwest Ohio on December 23, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones. Ella Ann Dean was […]
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Haws’ announced departure continues pattern in city’s top spot
MORGANTOWN — 30 months. 38 months. 39 months. (Almost) 48 months. The numbers are approximate, but they’re close enough to paint the picture. If Morgantown’s current city manager, Kim Haws, […]
Botanic Garden’s Fall Children’s Festival spotlights seasonal beauty through the lens of childhood magic
It’s that time again for one of the West Virginia Botanic Garden’s (WVBG) most-popular events of the year: the 14th annual Fall Children’s Festival. Planned for 1:30-4:30 p.m. Oct. 6, […]
MTEC adult learning program tops in state
Hollie McGilton never ignores a text message. Not because she’s obsessed with her cell phone, mind you. It’s because it might be from one of her students, the instructor at […]
Wheeling Park takes advantage of miscue-prone University High
MORGANTOWN — Friday’s high school football game couldn’t have started much better for University High School. Then things got much, much worse. The Hawks (1-2) took the opening kickoff against […]
Morgantown High overcomes miscues to take down Connellsville (Pa.)
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown football head coach Sean Biser and his club left Pony Lewis Field with a 21-7 victory over visiting Connellsville, Pa. Friday night to improve to 3-1 on […]
Editorial encore: Most of W.Va. has local news for now
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial originally published Dec. 3, 2023. West Virginia is surprisingly lucky when it comes to local news: All but two of our 55 counties have some kind […]
Searching for a lost truth
by Martin Schram URGENT. Attention must be paid. The world’s leaders and chroniclers, who have wasted a year flailing but failing to fully recognize what really happened on Oct. 7 […]
Community schools do more for students than ‘parents’ rights’
by Jeremy Mohler If right-wing lawmakers really cared about what they call “parents’ rights,” they would not be spreading misinformation to pit parents against teachers. They would be listening to […]
WVU making changes to defense ahead of Big 12 opener against Kansas
MORGANTOWN — “It’s simple fixes, it’s easy things,” was the line uttered by WVU defensive coordinator Jordan Lesley last week and has since been repeated ad nauseam online following the […]
