KINGWOOD -- A group of volunteers is working to establish an official EMS advisory committee in Preston County. The move is part of the larger effort to support and improve EMS services in the county through the use of CARES funding and eventually the passing of an ordinance establishing a ...
KINGWOOD — The work to free streams and creeks in Preston County that are blocked because of Hurricane Ida and present a flooding danger to structures should be done by Thanksgiving. Representatives from six contracting companies attended a pre-bid meeting for the project on Thursday ...
KINGWOOD — A Detroit man is charged with murdering a Maryland man in a remote area of Preston County. Three others, including a Morgantown man, are charged with kidnapping and assaulting the victim, 41-year-old Jimmy Lee Barkley. The investigation started on Oct. 14 when the ...
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 said he bought the double-sided house nine years ago and thought it would make a good bed and breakfast because there ...
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 ...