MORGANTOWN — Persistence was key for Caitlyn Costello when taking on the project that earned her the Girl Scout’s Gold Award. “I was relieved, and then I […]
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DAR gives Valentines to area veterans
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Veterans in several of the area nursing homes were remembered with Valentines sponsored by the Hagans-Evans Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution. Brenda Fisher, chairman […]
Wreaths across America
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Wreaths Across America is a national effort that grew thanks to a simple picture of wreaths laid at soldiers’ graves covered with snow at Arlington National […]
Vietnam veterans work to erect memorial
KINGWOOD — Preston County’s Vietnam veterans are working with county commissioners to erect a memorial on county property. Vietnam veterans James Savage and Bill Benson addressed the […]
79th anniversary of Pearl Harbor
University marks bombing with annual remembrance at USS W.Va. mast and bell Newsroom@DominionPost.com Keynote speaker Andrew Chancey did not attend WVU’s remembrance ceremony commemorating the 79th anniversary […]
Local Air Force veteran applies skills to business
by Olivia Murrayomurray@dominionpost.com For five years, Nick Lambie served as a U.S. Air Force weapons director. He controlled tanker and fighter aircraft and executed missions — tasks […]
‘Somewhere to go’
Facing dwindling numbers already, VFW vets have new enemy: COVID-19 On a chilly Wednesday afternoon in November, six days before Veterans Day 2014, Tom Mathews bellied up […]
MCHD to provide flu shots, COVID-19 testing at Mylan Park Thursday
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Because of Veterans Day, Monongalia County Health Department’s weekly free COVID-19 testing will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday. And because flu vaccines also will be […]
Rotary District 7545 establishes statewide veterans initiative
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Rotary District 7545 announced the establishment of a new statewide veterans support initiative to support West Virginia Veterans. The initiative is expected to result in one […]
Veteran’s 2nd novel looks at war ’s effect
Coming home from war can be rough, especially for Vietnam veterans. West Virginia author John Brown’s second book, “Augie’s World,” is dedicated to those who suffer from […]
