MORGANTOWN — The community’s emergency warming shelter located in the former Hope Hill Sobering Center space on the ground floor of Hazel’s House of Hope has been available since Dec. […]
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Warming shelter pushback crossed the line
As we saw nights dip into freezing temperatures, we were so relieved that someone had stepped up to host the warming shelter that we offered our thanks and support a […]
Nov. 19 letters to the editor
Editor’s note: Send us a letter to be published in the Thanksgiving Day newspaper sharing what you are grateful for this year. Letters should be 200 words or less. Include […]
Hope Hill Sobering Center Board in talks to host winter warming shelter
MORGANTOWN — It looks as if Morgantown’s winter warming shelter is headed back to Hazel’s House of Hope after all. The board of directors for Hope Hill Sobering Center walked […]
Morgantown must find a warming shelter before winter
While we applaud Bartlett House for adding beds to its shelter for the winter, we are disappointed that no one has stepped up to provide a warming shelter for the […]
Home football games have no impact on sobering center numbers
MORGANTOWN — Despite massive crowds, a prime-time kickoff and some 250 calls to MECCA 911 in one six-hour span, a single person ended up being transported to Hope Hill Sobering […]
Lauren’s Wish celebrates triage center grand opening
When Michael Cole made a promise to his daughter Lauren to one day do something to help kids and people struggling with substance abuse, he did not imagine that “one […]
A place you go for hope
Community supporting community. Every day this happens at Hazel’s House of Hope (HHH) in Morgantown. The concept of HHH is a fairly new idea when it comes to delivering social […]
Lauren’s Wish: ‘We’ve still got a long way to go’
As a student at University High School, Lauren Cole’s most-coveted fashion accessory, so it appeared, was the No. 8 jersey she wore while starring on the girls varsity lacrosse team. […]
‘If this community cannot solve this problem, then no community can’
MORGANTOWN — Janette Lewis said this winter’s warming shelter experience has demonstrated the overwhelming level of need for low-barrier shelters as an option for unhoused individuals in the Morgantown community. […]
