Last month, the West Virginia Knights of Columbus organization was joined by volunteers and students of the Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy to pack 62,000 meals to be distributed […]
Author: Kaitlyn Eichelberger, The Dominion Post
Buckwheat Festival’s King Buckwheat achieves longtime goal
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger After years of competing in the Preston County Buckwheat Festival’s livestock shows, James “Jimmy” Peaslee has achieved a longtime goal — earning the title […]
Buckwheat Festival’s Queen Ceres fulfills dream
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger As a little girl, Taylor Holt dreamed of being Queen Ceres of the Preston County Buckwheat Festival, an agriculture fair and carnival held annually […]
Preston County Buckwheat Festival celebrating ’80 Years of Memories’
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger Preston County’s Buckwheat Festival is preparing to celebrate “80 Years of Memories.” Everyone is invited to join Preston County for four days of parades, […]
Morgantown Library wins pro-bono design services, aims to develop ‘a house for the community’
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger Clinton District Library, a branch of Morgantown’s library system, is outgrowing its Grafton Road location. It needs a new home to become a place […]
VFW Post 548 to repair building and expand outreach
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger After 100 years of community service, VFW Post 548 members are seeking assistance from the community to repair their building and expand their outreach. […]
FDA aims to restrict Juul products; WVU studies the dangers of vaping
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger E-cigarettes have been an area of discussion in the medical field for years, specifically concerning their appeal to teenagers and misinformation surrounding health risks. […]
Solid Rock Church restoring bell tower, preserving community landmark
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger NEWBURG — Stretching 65 feet from the ground, the historical bell tower that sits atop Solid Rock Church in Newburg needs some TLC, and […]
State butterfly gains endangered species status
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger Since 1976, West Virginia has lost 90% of its state butterfly. This summer, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) designated the migratory […]
Miss West Virginia, ‘a catalyst for change’
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger Elizabeth Lynch began riding horses when she was just 5, which ultimately led to her love of agriculture. Nearly 20 years later, this passion […]
