MORGANTOWN — The BA.5 omicron surge keeps building, the state is preparing for how hospitals will handle it, and a new vaccine will soon be available. Gov. […]
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Morgantown Fire provides practice, learning opportunity for potential candidates
What does it take to become a firefighter? The Morgantown Fire Department is opening its doors this Saturday and inviting potential candidates to see what it takes […]
Marsh says new variant coming
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — State coronavirus czar Dr. Clay Marsh says it’s only a matter of time before the new BA.5 subvariant of COVID-19 appears in […]
Preston Memorial Hospital receives $580K in federal funds for Oncology Infusion Center
MORGANTOWN – Preston Memorial Hospital will receive $580,000 through a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Community Funded Project Award, Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin […]
Oldest fair in Mon County gets underway this week: Battelle District Fair has been around since 1923
Before you read another sentence of this story, take out your phone and call up YouTube. Type “WM Battelle District Fair 1939,1940,1941” into the search field. Then, […]
High-tech help on the way in 52-year-old coed murder case
Leaving no stone unturned at a 52-year-old, once-and-former crime scene isn’t easy. Not when investigators have to do their digging mainly by hand, so as not to […]
SteppingStones raising funds for adaptive playground project
“We can all play,” SteppingStones Executive Director Monica Marietta told members of the Monongalia County Commission. “There is no right or wrong way. It doesn’t matter what […]
City arts council hires ‘creativity connector’
Back during her days as a theater minor at WVU, Jordan Brigman discovered she didn’t need to trod the boards for fulfillment. She didn’t need to be […]
Steak ‘n Shake returns: Burger joint, major development project on Star City’s plate
Representatives of Star City have confirmed the town’s on-again-off-again Steak ‘n Shake is officially back on again. “They’ve got their building permit, so we’re just waiting on […]
Mon Commission provides $300,000 to be matched by anonymous donor
MORGANTOWN — Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia is looking to get while the getting is good. And thanks to the generosity of a local, […]