A national consulting resource service, Retirementliving.com, named West Virginia the third-best state in the nation to retire in in 2021, topping vacation-destination spots such as Nevada, 4th; South Carolina, 13th; […]
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Governor’s honors academy and arts school going virtual this summer
MORGANTOWN — Since 1984, the West Virginia Governor’s Honors Academy has served as a summer camp for smart kids. Really, really smart kids. The top-performing high school students admitted to […]
Human trafficking hits close to home
West Virginians who hear about the practice of human trafficking might think of it as something that only occurs in foreign countries. Or maybe larger states, such as California or […]
W.Va. not immune to human trafficking
Read more on this topic here MORGANTOWN — Human trafficking in West Virginia is a dirty little secret that people don’t – and won’t – talk about. But it’s a […]
History Channel’s “American Pickers” returning to West Virginia
The History Channel’s hit television series “American Pickers” is coming to West Virginia in April, and its crew is looking to pay a visit to individuals with unique antique items. […]
Monongalia County’s COVID-19 vaccine doses to be temporarily halved
MORGANTOWN — Fundamentally unfair, counterintuitive and counterproductive. That is how the Monongalia County Commission described a state decision to temporarily reduce by half the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses coming […]
WVU confirms U.K. variant detected in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University confirmed three cases of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 have been detected in the Morgantown area — two are WVU students. Genetic sequencing of samples from […]
Community project to sprout new habitat for pollinators
MORGANTOWN —The Woodburn School Redevelopment Commission is bringing the first community pollinator garden to the Morgantown area. “The importance of having a clean garden and a place for [pollinators] is […]
Al Anderson: ‘We all live here’
OSAGE — Listen to Al Anderson talk, and you’ll hear a whole jukebox in your head. After the ambient drop of the needle onto the grooves of the 45 – […]
211 Day celebrates helpline on Feb. 11
MORGANTOWN — On Feb. 11, West Virginia 211 will celebrate 211 Day, recognizing a service that has answered more than 25,000 calls during the past year, connecting people to various […]
