MORGANTOWN – Delegate Evan Hansen, D-Monongalia, heads to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on Monday to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28. He’ll be participating in […]
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Surviving the holidays: Start early and learn to say ‘no’
Today I want to talk about the holidays and the expectations they puts on us mamas. The holidays when family comes together to celebrate and spend quality time, but sometimes […]
AG’s mobile office sets December stops in area
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a representative from his office will meet with north-central West Virginia residents in December to discuss consumer-related issues and answer any potential questions. […]
City employee retires after 41 years of service
KINGWOOD — For 41 years Bob Chidester showed up for work for the City of Kingwood. He said Claude Waugerman was the city supervisor when he handed in his application […]
Frontier Communications dealing with rise in stolen copper
BY JARETT LEWIS CHARLESTON — Copper theft is becoming more of a common occurrence in West Virginia. In fact, Jason Fields, senior vice president of operations with Frontier Communications, said […]
12 Days of Giving offers chance to win local business gift cards
There are no partridges in a pear tree or six geese a-laying in the United Way of Mon and Preston Counties’ 12 Days of Giving. In fact, there are no […]
W.Va. AFL-CIO describes sorrow over death of Kenny Perdue
West Virginia’s largest labor organization said its members are devastated over the sudden death of former President Kenny Perdue. “Kenny was tireless in his efforts to protect and serve West […]
How to solve food insecurity: Stop trashing edible food
New York and California recently passed laws to keep edible foods out of landfills — and hopefully into the hands of hungry people. California’s law went into effect in January […]
Outlandish ruling could eviscerate what’s left of the Voting Rights Act
by Erwin Chemerinsky If a decision handed down by a conservative federal appeals court last week is allowed to stand, it will gut what remains of one of the most […]
New weight loss drugs are promising — and expensive
West Virginia has a weight problem. Forty-one percent of state residents are clinically obese, which is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 30 (18.5 to […]
