August is National Breastfeeding Month, and as new legislation enables more new mothers to pump at work, Monongalia County Health Department WIC counselors have something to celebrate as breastfeeding rates […]
Other News
State withdraws two liens against Justice’s Greenbrier Hotel
The State of West Virginia has withdrawn two liens against The Greenbrier Hotel, which is owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family, that were originally put in place over […]
Enjoy competitive diving in town at the USA Diving Junior National Championships
The Olympics Games have started and, though, I’ll miss the mindless TV shows on my rotation, I will enjoy watching most of the competitions. Among my favorites are swimming and […]
$7.9M will help strengthen healthcare services, medical research
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $7,941,452 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support critical medical research, hospital preparedness, […]
National heritage area to host regional tourism conference
Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area invites all tourism industry professionals to the annual Highlands Creative Economy Tourism Summit Aug. 5 at the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf & the […]
Business owners advocate for northern route for Corridor H
A coalition of 32 business owners from the small rural towns of Thomas and Davis in West Virginia have come together to advocate for the northern alignment of the proposed […]
Brady McNew throws 1-hitter to lead Post 2 to state championship game
MARTINSBURG — Morgantown Post 2 will play for the West Virginia American Legion Baseball state championship Monday after defeating Charleston Post 65 14-0 in five innings on Sunday afternoon at […]
Back from vacation, but not really
EVERY TIME I RETURN FROM A TRIP and am tasked to sit down and write this column, I suffer from the same conundrum. I should have a ton of new […]
How do we get more affordable housing?
The affordability of housing remains a hot topic. We feel this problem acutely in Morgantown, but the lack of affordable housing is a national — even global — issue. And […]
Women history forgot (Part 3)
As we’ve previously written, the women’s suffrage movement did not begin at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. More importantly, Seneca Falls influenced an entire new generation with its “Declaration […]
