MORGANTOWN — Mon EMS is asking the Monongalia County Commission to place a four-year levy worth just over $21 million before the county’s voters in November. Executive […]
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DHHR readies for national 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline, starting July 16
MORGANTOWN — The state Department of Health and Human Resources said Wednesday that it continues moving forward to be ready when the nation moves to an easy-to-remember […]
Medal of Honor recipient Woody Williams dies
Somebody’s gotta take out those pillboxes. That’s what the officer said, as he spied the smoke from the machine-gunners dug into the rock and sand. See ‘em? […]
Operation Welcome Home to hold an agriculture workshop, ‘a place for veterans to gather and learn from one another’
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger Whether you’re seeking a hobby in gardening or a career in agriculture, Operation Welcome Home invites everyone to participate in its upcoming Veterans Agriculture […]
Big Daddy Guns pushing forward despite community pushback
MORGANTOWN— Big Daddy Enterprises Public Relations Coordinator Nicholas Lahera said the Florida-based company has not faced the kind of community resistance it’s receiving in Morgantown. Big Daddy […]
AAA predicts busy travel weekend for July 4 holiday
It’s no secret gas prices go up around holidays. Even with gas prices near $5 — the national average was $4.92 on June 24 — July 4 […]
Swinging into Summer
People around West Virginia are able to swing into summer thanks to students from Nicholas County Career and Technical Center and the state Department of Tourism. Those […]
Mon’s ham radio operators going live in emergencies: ‘That’s what we do’
And just like that, a bunch of people with radios, microphones and their own antennas became part of emergency-dispatch lore. When computer crashes and power failures knocked […]
FOC spreads awareness, addresses concerns about dam project
KINGWOOD — Work towards Friends of the Cheat’s goal of removing the Albright Power Station’s dam and creating an unobstructed waterway is continuing with public meetings to […]
Stewards of the Earth: St. Francis church to host environmental forum
Unprecedented flooding at Yellowstone National Park. Triple-digit heat waves in Phoenix. Tornadic activity in West Virginia. Thousands of acres of California forests on fire (again). Polar ice […]
