For more than three decades, Mark Ralston and Vance Lipscomb donned the uniform of the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department. They officially suited up for the last time […]
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Morgantown fire chief retires after 31 years of service
After decades of service with the Morgantown Fire Department, Chief Eugene Deem retired Friday, following an official announcement from the City of Morgantown earlier this week. Deem […]
Randy Mazey has more than earned his retirement
Retirements are a particular kind of bittersweet goodbye, especially when the retirement is well-earned. You’re mostly happy for the retiree, but there’s a part of you that […]
Raising Social Security’s retirement age is the least bad option
by Karl W. Smith Republicans in Congress have proposed a plan to shore up the Social Security Trust Fund, mainly by slowly increasing the retirement age from […]
Ryan Wilson steps down as Clay-Battelle football coach after 29 years leading Cee-Bees
BLACKSVILLE — After 29 years at the helm of the Clay-Battelle High School football program, coach Ryan Wilson announced his retirement Tuesday morning. “I would like to […]
Preston County Senior Center director retiring after 34 years
KINGWOOD — When Janie Lou White applied for a job with the Preston County Senior Center in 1990, she didn’t know she would be retiring 34 years […]
‘Work longer’ isn’t the solution
by Teresa Ghilarducci In April 2023, Betty Glover, a 91-year-old grocery store clerk in Oregon, was finally able to retire after a GoFundMe campaign raised $82,000 for […]
With a broken record and one final call, Jay Jacobs’ life-long basketball journey reached its conclusion
MORGANTOWN — It’s no exaggeration to say that Jay Jacobs has lived his life through the game of basketball. “I started out in grade school just playing […]
I’m still here … again
So, I didn’t retire … again. I reread my commentary from a year ago where I talked about retirement and ultimately decided not to. I wrote then […]
City employee retires after 41 years of service
KINGWOOD — For 41 years Bob Chidester showed up for work for the City of Kingwood. He said Claude Waugerman was the city supervisor when he handed […]
