ROWLESBURG — Is River House Lodge haunted? Owner Tim Weaver said he is not a big believer in the paranormal, but strange things do happen at the three-story lodge. Weaver […]
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Preston announces trick-or-treat times for this year’s holiday
Once again, it’s time to light up the pumpkins, put on costumes and go trick-or-treating. The tradition of wearing costumes started with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. During Samhain, […]
House map looks gerrymandered to us
The West Virginia Legislature is winding down its redistricting sessions, and the maps coming out of it aren’t pretty. The north/south Congressional map isn’t awful. It puts both panhandles in […]
Kingwood Council votes to condemn Herring Building
KINGWOOD — Kingwood Council voted to put the old Herring building on its condemnation list. Only Dick Shaffer voted against the move. Since its construction in 1914, the historic Herring […]
Preston County pay raise hits snag
KINGWOOD — There’s a hitch in the Preston County Commissions plan to give county employees a pay raise retroactive to July 1 — previously worked overtime. The commission unanimously voted […]
Festival doesn’t bring customers to businesses
KINGWOOD — Preston County business owners said sales were down substantially this year compared with previous Buckwheat Festival weeks. Sarah Davis, at Down Home Diner, which is next to Fireman’s […]
Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center seeks volunteer drivers
MORGANTOWN — The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center is seeking qualified volunteer drivers to support the Volunteer Transportation Network. The drivers will assist veterans with transportation needs to and […]
Recycling at Buckwheat Festival discussed
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Waste Authority held a brief meeting Wednesday evening. Don Smith, who represents the Preston County Commission on the authority, discussed the possibility of purchasing five […]
Preston County employees to get pay raise
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission allotted $249,412.49 to officeholders for employee raises during a special meeting on Thursday. It was not immediately clear how much each office, such as […]
Del. Sypolt briefs Preston Commission on redistricting effort
KINGWOOD — Preston County’s population is just barely large enough after the 2020 census that it will be represented by two delegates without taking population from another county after the […]
