Did you know that if you attend a WVU football game, a team from Monongalia County Health Department walks around the crowd and conducts scanning to look for radiation threats? […]
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Where Pulitzer fiction meets W.Va. reality
In case you somehow missed the news, Buckhannon native Jayne Anne Phillips won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel “Night Watch.” This is, of course, an incredibly proud […]
Why I’m voting for Biden and other Republicans should, too
by Geoff Duncan It’s disappointing to watch an increasing number of Republicans fall in line behind former president Donald Trump. This includes some of his fiercest detractors, such as U.S. […]
We are entering a new world of caregiving
Is it fair to ask teenagers to give up sports and parties to care for parents or other older relatives? That’s an important question these days, because so many now […]
Preston Commission appoints Jim Fields as interim sheriff
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission met in emergency session Wednesday to appoint Jim Fields as temporary successor to Sheriff Paul “Moe” Pritt, not to exceed 30 days. Pritt died […]
Senate President Blair is defeated in primary as are incumbents Maroney, Swope and Karnes
The last time Blair’s seat was up, 2020, he earned 53% of the vote in the primary election to his far lesser known opponent’s 47 percent. That year’s general election […]
Clay-Battelle hires all-time leading rusher Aaron LaPoe as head football coach
BLACKSVILLE — For the first time in 29 years, there will be a new head coach on the sidelines in Blacksville this fall to lead the Clay-Battelle High School Cee-Bees […]
Statewide primary races: A look at the numbers
MORGANTOWN – In the GOP primary race for governor, winner Patrick Morrisey won 34 counties, runner-up Moore Capito took 10, and third-place finisher Chris Miller took 11. Here is a […]
Sip and stroll: Morgantown opens downtown PODA
MORGANTOWN — Sunshine beamed down on the Apothecary Ale House beer garden Wednesday afternoon as a crowd of 50 or so gathered to lift a glass and officially open Morgantown’s […]
Jeanie Rancjik
Jeanine May Livengood Rancjik, 87, of Morgantown, passed away at Assisted Living at Evergreen in Morgantown on the morning of Wednesday, May 15, 2024. She was born June 16, 1936, […]








