MORGANTOWN — The 8th Annual PFC Andrew Martin “Bo” Harper Memorial Ride is set for Aug. 14 in and around Morgantown. Registration will be from 9-11 a.m. […]
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Locals form REAL Hope to assist with housing, financial hardships
MORGANTOWN — When Jennifer Rebar was in need of hope and help, an unexpected friend was there to help — her real estate agent. “It was just […]
‘It’s everything to us’: Elks, Vietnam vets honor American flag on its day
Just as member Vickie Trickett was going into the history of how Betsy Ross was enlisted to stitch the American flag, the hailstones began pelting the roof […]
How VA illegally denied health care
by Dana Montalto A veteran with a fever and hacking cough that suggest a possible coronavirus infection tries to make a doctor’s appointment, only to be turned […]
‘Those we honor today were brave when it counted most’
MORGANTOWN — It would have been easy, VFW Post 548 Commander Jeremy Allio said, to make excuses — to relent to the hassles of a seemingly endless […]
Ways we observe Memorial Day
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s editorial is adapted from one that originally ran on May 26, 2020. Some still can’t observe Memorial Day the way they usually would, as […]
We must say the names of the heroes who gave their all in defense of freedom
by Denis McDonough Every headstone in cemeteries across our nation and around the globe tells a story. The letters etched upon those stones are the names of […]
Former VA hospital nursing assistant sentenced to 7 life sentences, 20 years for deaths of 8 veterans
Read comments from West Virginia lawmakers HERE CLARKSBURG — A former nursing assistant was sentenced Tuesday in federal court for murder and assault charges in the deaths […]
Vietnam vets to get monument in Preston
REEDSVILLE — Vietnam Veterans Chapter 977 met recently at the Reedsville Volunteer Fire Department to discuss a monument they will place on the courthouse lawn in Kingwood. […]
Nation pays tribute to Vietnam War veterans
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Monday was the fifth National Vietnam War Veterans Day. In 2012, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation declaring March 29 to be Vietnam Veterans Day in […]