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Cameron mounts comeback to win OVAC championship over Trinity Christian
CADIZ, Ohio – The Cameron Dragons were slow out of the gate, but they didn’t stumble down the home stretch. After falling behind 23-7 at one point in the opening […]
Morgantown boys run past Wheeling Park to win 1st OVAC championship
CADIZ, Ohio – The third time may not have been a charm, but the fourth was for Morgantown. The top-seeded Mohigans (18-1) placed all five starters in double figures in […]
‘Miracle’ child galloping into recovery
Guests checking in Saturday morning at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place just had to look over, as they jockeyed their suitcases and garment bags to the front desk for […]
Tales of the Toothpick: Marion County’s Sam Jones was the first Black Major Leaguer to pitch a no-hitter
MONONGAH — Wait ’til next year. Now, the above is a baseball cliche, even more beat-up than your old Rawlings glove from Little League. Back then, though, it was a […]
Elaine Yurek
Elaine Fairbairn Traynelis Yurek, born May 16, 1933, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 27, 2024. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vincent Traynelis; and is […]
Roger Watson
Roger Watson, 75, of Morgantown, passed away Jan. 31, 2024, at home surrounded by his many loved ones. Roger was born in 1948 in Morgantown, to the late Roy A. […]
Wanda Smith
Wanda Lee Smith, 88, of Morgantown, passed away on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at Sundale Nursing Home in Morgantown. Wanda was born on July 5, 1935, in Morgantown, to the […]
Donna Pack
Donna L. Pack, 79, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, after bravely facing complications related to vascular dementia. She is survived by her daughter, Gina Messersmith, and son-in-law, […]
Charles Lewis
Charles R. Lewis, 76, of Terra Alta, passed away Monday, Feb. 5,2024, at Preston Memorial Hospital with family by his side. The son of the late Charles W. and Wildean […]





