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PC Solid Waste sets ecycling event for August

KINGWOOD – The annual countywide Preston County ecycle event has been scheduled for Aug. 21  at the Kingwood Civic Center. More information will be available later. Due to the amount of traffic at the events, board members discussed purchasing arrow signs to help direct ...

Blueprint Community wants to partner with Kingwood

KINGWOOD – The Blueprint Community Committee is working to attract more businesses to downtown Kingwood. Kingwood City Clerk Michelle Whetsell, who is also a member of the Blueprint Community Committee, said the committee is holding virtual meetings and discussing ways to make Kingwood ...

Hopemont Hospital among those to close, if bill passes

KINGWOOD – House Bill 2626 was introduced last week by the House of Delegates Health and Human Resources Committee in an effort to close four state-owned hospitals, one of which is Hopemont Hospital in Terra Alta. “No one had any prior knowledge of the bill until it was presented in a ...

Seeds really are amazing things

I'm going on the record as saying seeds are amazing. These often tiny little things have such potential, such power. Take for example the milkweed plant seed. Small, brown, and humble, it's attached to a piece of fluff which helps it parachute away from the parent plant. It waits for the ...

Sunday predicted to bring a break from the ice

The Morgantown area once again received heavy snow showers Wednesday night, resulting in several car accidents and motorist assist calls in Monongalia County Thursday. According to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Paul Walker, Morgantown should expect snow showers and low temperatures to ...