BY MIKE NOLTING Morgantown Police continue to investigate the November shooting death of Richard Hall. Hall was found dead from gun shot wounds on Brockway Avenue around 3 a.m. on […]
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Area food bank gets a bowl win, also
Don’t hold the mayo at Pantry Plus More. Pantry Plus More is the food bank in Westover that got to spread out, as it were, with some surprise national TV […]
Solving homelessness crisis more about priority than money
If it seems like the homeless population has grown, that’s because it has — everywhere. According to the annual point-in-time survey, there are almost 71,000 more people experiencing homelessness this […]
How do we give peace better PR?
by William Keiser Recently, in a downtown Los Angeles hipster coffee shop, I was waiting for the bathroom when I spotted a blackboard covered with phrases. One rendered in large […]
New Year’s resolution: Appreciating silence in conversation
by Jill Ebstein My new year’s resolution for 2024 was shaped by a random moment. I was coming out of the shower, full of thoughts about a novel I’m working […]
Border state abortions are on the rise
Data show that in recent years between 1,000 and 1,200 abortions were performed annually in West Virginia. But that was before the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe vs. Wade and […]
Marilee Areford
Marilee Areford, 83, of Morgantown, died unexpectedly Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, in the J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point […]
Paul Duskey
Paul R. Duskey, 84, formerly of Blacksville, died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, in the Tygart Center in Fairmont. He was born May 2, 1939, at Shinnston, a son of the […]
The Mountaineers delivered on Neal Brown’s preseason promise
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In July, Neal Brown called his shot. By December, West Virginia had more than delivered on it. After being picked last, dead last, in the Big 12 […]
Morgantown Public Library System continues to see strong numbers
MORGANTOWN — It’s likely not a surprise to learn Sarah Palfrey believes public libraries are as relevant today as they’ve ever been. It stands to reason. She is, after […]





