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Kingwood Council donates to Shop with a Cop

KINGWOOD -- The Kingwood City Council unanimously voted to give $500 towards the Kingwood Police Department’s Shop with a Cop at its most recent meeting Tuesday. Officer Gina McNemar told council the department is hosting its Shop with a Cop Dec. 10. So far, McNemar has been able to ...

Preston woman starts DAR chapter in county

KINGWOOD — Preston County now has a chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution. The DAR is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in the United States’ efforts toward independence. Karen Kurilko, regent of ...

WWII veterans share their experiences

KINGWOOD — One of Preston County’s few remaining World War II veterans is the oldest member of the Preston County Honor Guard. He was on hand at the observance in Kingwood Thursday. “I’m slowing down a bit,” Foster Huffman,  96, said. “I’ve been a member of the Honor ...

Preston EMS gets first round of CARES funding

KINGWOOD -- The Preston County Commission unanimously voted to reimburse the county’s EMS services the cost of workers compensation in 2020 using CARES funding. In total, $70,036 will be distributed to Union, Terra Alta, KAMP and Bruceton Mills ambulance services after proof is received ...

Veterans’ Assembly Returns

Decade-old tradition makes a comeback to Preston Middle KINGWOOD — A decade-old tradition was brought back Tuesday to Preston Middle School. Principal Paul Martin said the school’s Veterans’ Assembly couldn’t be held last year due to COVID. He said this year, the school reached ...