MORGANTOWN – Mon Health Heart & Vascular Center’s electrophysiology program is the first and only such program in the state to receive the American College of Cardiology electrophysiology accreditation. Program […]
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Lee Smith retiring after a decade as Mon County’s top doctor
MORGANTOWN — Lee Smith had it all worked out. After a career in emergency medicine, the good doctor figured he’d throttle down, coast into retirement in a more leisurely role. […]
Shopping for the animals – thrift store provides for local shelter
Tucked inside the Mountaineer Mall on Green Bag Road is The Animal Friends Thrift Shoppe. Operated by Animal Friends of North Central West Virginia (AFNCWV), a local no-kill animal shelter, the […]
Surrounded by hype, J.J. Wetherholt is still on a mission to become a better baseball player
MORGANTOWN — It is a constant search for motivation J.J. Wetherholt seeks, a hunt for doubters of his baseball abilities to serve as his fuel. A year ago, it was […]
National nonprofit helps West Virginia farms, rural businesses go solar
As part of its ongoing mission to expand solar energy accessibility, Solar United Neighbors (SUN) is introducing “Ready, Set, Solar, REAP!” in West Virginia. This innovative program is designed to […]
‘Orion in the Dark’ portrays fear, anxiety accurately
It usually takes something out of the ordinary for me to choose a family film to review. Generally, it’s some kind of interesting animation style or a particular voice actor. […]
Amendment to broaden Women’s Bill of Rights mostly whittled away
CHARLESTON — The Women’s Bill of Rights, as introduced at the West Virginia Legislature, would codify the definitions of “man” and “woman” while assuring availability of single-sex spaces like restrooms […]
Goodbye potholes and one-way streets? Maybe
R.I.P Potholes Gov. Jim Justice proudly announced operation “R.I.P Potholes” — an unusual off-season hot-asphalt pothole patching effort. As much as we criticize the West Virginia Division of Highways and […]
Two key antiabortion studies retracted as junk science. Will SCOTUS care?
by Michael Hiltzik If the effort to ban medication abortion now before the Supreme Court demonstrates anything, it’s that the damage caused in our society by junk science can be […]
Cee-Bees start fast, Luzader leads the way against Weir in OVAC consolation
BLACKSVILLE — Efficiency is something most strive for in the game of basketball on the offensive end. The Clay-Battelle boys basketball team was the definition of the word efficient in […]
