Rev. John DiBacco, of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, retires The Rev. John DiBacco thought he had his career all mapped out in 1962, the year he graduated from the […]
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Ruby Armstrong honored with her own day on her 104th birthday
KINGWOOD — How do you celebrate your 104th birthday in a small town? With the whole town, of course, even if it’s remotely. Thursday was Ruby Armstrong Day in Kingwood, […]
Toastmasters earn Select Distinguished Club
Submitted to The Dominion Post Toastmasters International announced that its Morgantown club, Mountaineer Toastmasters Club #8538 (mountaineer.toastmastersclubs.org), earned Select Distinguished Club status for the 2019-20 year. “The Mountaineer Toastmasters […]
Blacksville plane gets washed
BLACKSVILLE – The former U.S. Air Force plane – and landmark just off W. Va. 7 – which greets visitors to Blacksville and welcomes residents home is getting a makeover. […]
Creative and quarantine-friendly ways to help your community
Like many nonprofits, our volunteers are the heart and soul of what we do. In fact, one of our favorite quotes from Elizabeth Andrew talks about just that: “Volunteers do […]
Father’s Day Tea Time
For 54 years, Carl Smith has gathered fellow dads together for a Father’s Day tea the day before the holiday at Marilla Park. “I was a young kid when I […]
Community celebrates Juneteenth with cookout
To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Mark Twain, American humorist, said that.And he wasn’t necessarily joking. Hawa Diawara feels the same — and she’s not […]
Remembering the life and legacy of Hershel Mullins
May there be no double-bogeys in Heaven.Or whiffs or slices, either.Amen. So goes John Verbosky’s prayer for Hershel Mullins, the Monongalia County chief magistrate (and his longtime golfing buddy) whose […]
Peaceful protest unites community
“None of us are safe until everyone is safe.” That’s a sentiment expressed by Tracy Brady, who was one of hundreds of participants at a peaceful protest supporting Black Lives […]
MCHD, West Virginia National Guard offer free COVID-19 testing
Monongalia County Health Department and the West Virginia National Guard will continue to test individuals today, in accordance with Gov. Jim Justice’s order to provide free COVID-19 testing to vulnerable […]
