by Sean Hornbuckle The opioid epidemic ravaged the state of West Virginia. The death rate in West Virginia from opioid overdoses far outstripped the rest of the United States, and […]
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Don’t tell ‘double-hater’ she’s crazy voting for someone else
by Mark Z. Barabak ROSEVILLE, Calif. — By now Victoria Thompson has heard it many times. She’s crazy. She’s throwing her vote away. Worse, those who loathe Donald Trump say […]
Kate Middleton has cancer. How awful was all our speculating?
by Carla Hall Finally, there was the explanation everyone was clamoring for but no one was expecting: Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William, the heir to the British throne, […]
Social Security again in crosshairs of a GOP budget, even though long-term fix is simple
by Michael Hiltzik A hoary old chestnut in government circles describes all budgets as mostly political documents. But what can you say about a budget that’s nothing but political? Therein […]
MECCA 911: So far, so good at new facility
The relocation of the Monongalia County Emergency Management Agency (MECCA 911) has been all systems go since the dispatch center transitioned from its former location on Mon General Drive to […]
Loretta Oleksa
Loretta Maxine Oleksa, loving mother and grandmother, age 79, of Fairmont passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Kingwood Healthcare Center. She was born in Independence, Dec. 29, 1944, a […]
Juanita Moran
Juanita May Moran, 92, of Masontown, passed away Friday, March 29, 2024, at home with family by her side. She was born in Hudson, on Oct. 16, 1931, a daughter […]
John Rader
John B. Rader, 85, of Fairmont and formerly Morgantown, passed away March 6, 2024, at Mon Health Medical Center. He was born Dec. 9, 1938, in Morgantown, a son of […]
Marlene Lawson
Marlene Marie Lawson, 85, passed away March 14, 2024, in Ocala, Fla., from complications following a stroke. She was born Jan. 14, 1939, in Wheeling, the daughter of the late […]
Gerry Juergens
Juergens Gladys “Gerry” Geraldine Juergens, of Richwood, passed away on Jan. 28, 2024, after a short illness.Gerry was a graduate of Richwood High School and Beckley Beauty Academy.She and her […]
