If social media was to be believed, Morgantown’s Greenmont neighborhood was home to several large house parties over the weekend. “The ‘parties’ were individuals sitting on their porches drinking and […]
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Preston restaurants find community support
Many stay open to serve to-go meals and help feed the county’s school children KINGWOOD — Preston County restaurant owners said they are receiving community support as they stay open […]
No new cases at Sundale
Area continues to be generous with food donations Testing for COVID-19 was completed on residents and staff at Sundale Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care in Morgantown. And there have been no […]
Preston County reports third coronavirus case
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Health Department reported the third confirmed case of COVID-19 in the county Monday evening. The department has started an investigation and will be contacting individuals […]
Justice closes park campgrounds; issues self-quarantine order for out-of-state visitors
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Monday ordered all state park campgrounds closed, along with the overlooks at Blackwater Falls and Coopers Rock. The reasons, he said during his Monday […]
Preston County food pantries continue to provide
KINGWOOD — All 11 Preston County food pantries are still here to help, according to Tammy Laney, coordinator of Food for Preston. “This past weekend, we served 261 people through […]
WVU uses skills, resources of campus to battle pandemic
MORGANTOWN — A fashion designer stops creating clothing and turns her skills into making surgical masks. Cloth that might have been the mask for the Phantom of the Opera, instead […]
Mon Health brings on chief human resources officer to ‘keep employees safe’
MORGANTOWN — Chief Human Resources Officer, Katie Davison, began her tenure with Mon Health System on March 16, during the peak of planning for the COVID-19 pandemic. Davison hadn’t even […]
No idle hands here: How Prestonians stay busy while isolating
KINGWOOD — With the coronavirus closing bars, restaurants, movie theaters and other non-essential businesses, people have a lot more free time on their hands. Although social distancing has confined people […]
Stay-at-home orders can cause stress for caregivers; resources are available
CHARLESTON — Providing care for a loved one with dementia can leave people feeling isolated in the best of times. The new “Stay at Home” order issued by the governor […]
