Summer may be over, but Monongalia County’s Mason-Dixon Historical Park is as hot as ever. Last month, the West Virginia Department of Tourism announced the property would […]
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Pumpkins, dahlias and honey bees galore at Mayfield Farm’s second Fall Fest
Down a winding country road in Brookhaven, nestled among trees dappled orange-red-brown, Mayfield Farm has been hard at work preparing for its second Fall Fest. This Sunday, […]
Commission to help address ‘shocking’ conditions on Alpine Street
MORGANTOWN — As the crow flies, lower Alpine Street is about 2,000 feet from Mon Health Medical Center. It’s a half-mile by car. It’s located between Riddle […]
Transportation remains a sticking point for Hazel’s House of Hope
If you’re going to consolidate the community’s social services on a campus four miles from the city center, transportation must be a priority. The sentiment predates the […]
82nd Queen Ceres honors community efforts, acts as an inspirational beacon for the younger generation
Julia Phillips can remember the Buckwheat Festival days of her childhood spent looking up to Queen Ceres, but never imagined herself standing in the queen’s place, waving […]
Buckwheat Festival’s First Maid of Honor continues lifelong participation in festival’s pageants
Ella Seese grew up as one of five princesses in her family. That is, she and her four sisters have served on the Preston County Buckwheat Festival’s […]
First runner-up to King Buckwheat emphasizes festival’s spotlighting of community spirit
In previous years, William Estep has admired friends who served on the Preston County Buckwheat Festival’s Royalty Court and saw the ways their experiences on that court […]
Buckwheat Festival’s second maid of honor fulfills childhood dream and family legacy
A young girl at the Preston County Buckwheat Festival stands next to her mother, sharing a funnel cake. As they watch the Royalty Court’s parade float pass […]
Second runner-up to King Buckwheat continues family legacy spanning six decades
Photographs fill the homes of Kaden Hayes and his family depicting his uncle, aunt and cousins during their reigns on the Preston County Buckwheat Festival’s Royalty Court […]
King Buckwheat proud of agricultural roots in Preston County
For this year’s King Buckwheat, the 82nd Preston County Buckwheat Festival will no longer be just an opportunity to compete against friends in the fair’s livestock barns, […]
