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The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 2

Good: SB 477 — to establish the PROMISE Plus scholarship, which will supplement the PROMISE scholarship to equal the full cost of tuition for students who meet “more rigorous” standards. Once upon a time, the PROMISE scholarship was basically a free-ride — until the rising tuition at ...

Fire destroys McKinney Cave Road home

Flames engulfed a single story residence early Tuesday afternoon as firefighters from several departments worked to battle the blaze. Firefighters from Cool Springs, Masontown, Brookhaven and Reedsville volunteer fire departments responded to the call at 47 McKinney Cave Road near the Word ...

Firefighters respond to two-alarm fire early Sunday morning

A two-alarm fire at a duplex apartment in Morgantown caused an estimated $20,000 in damage during the early morning hours of Jan. 9, according to a news release from city officials. The Morgantown Fire Department responded to the fire at 130 Cornell Ave. after an occupant of the two-story ...

Morgantown firefighters continue legal battle with city

MORGANTOWN -- Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Phillip Gaujot will reconsider his previous ruling in a lawsuit filed by Morgantown firefighters against the City of Morgantown. The suit is over lost wages in holiday compensation. The initial lawsuit, filed in 2019, claimed ...

Preston Commission gives money to VFDs

KINGWOOD -- The Preston County Commission set aside $240,000 in CARES money to help the county’s 12 volunteer fire departments at its Nov. 30 meeting. The motion, made by Commissioner Samantha Stone, allows for each department to claim up to $20,000 in reimbursements for training, ...

Fire Prevention Week returns, MFD to teach sounds of fire safety

MORGANTOWN — Fire Prevention Week has arrived and the Morgantown Fire Department will teach area children about important sounds of which to be aware. The MFD is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association for this year’s campaign, ‘Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety’, ...