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, our early ancestors lit bonfires and wore costumes to ward off ghosts. Eventually, the evening ...
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 the second (northern) district, and pits Reps. David McKinley and Alex Mooney against each ...
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 Building at 101 S. Price St. has seen many occupants and many changes. Now 107 years later, it has ...
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 in favor of allocating $249,412.49 from the budget towards pay raises for county employees, ...
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 Field, said the restaurant was busy Saturday and Sunday but not ...
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 from scheduled appointments at one of five locations throughout north-central West ...