KINGWOOD — Eleven Preston High School junior girls will compete for the opportunity to reign as Queen Ceres during the 78th Annual Preston County Buckwheat Festival. Sixteen […]
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Preston commission seeks to dismiss former employee’s lawsuit
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission and Public Service District 1 are asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former PSD 1 employee. John […]
A sampling of bills introduced Feb. 18
CHARLESTON – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Feb. 18. This was the last day for Senators to introduce bills. Monongalia-Preston-Marion-area lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if […]
Senate approves intermediate appeals court bill with 1-vote margin; passes Sunday liquor sales bill
CHARLESTON – By a single vote, the state Senate approved the bill to create an intermediate appeals court bill, SB 266, and sent it to the House. […]
Education bill amendment includes 1,000 education savings accounts and up to 7 charters
CHARLESTON — An amendment to be proposed in the state Senate on the omnibus education bill would include 1,000 education savings accounts and up to seven charter schools. […]
Former Justice Ketchum wants probation; prosecutors say jail time is appropriate
CHARLESTON — Lawyers for former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum are asking that he only be placed on probation or fined when he is sentenced this month on […]
Preston develops new emergency alert system
KINGWOOD — Preston County residents can now sign up for free emergency notifications and service announcements. At a training session last week, representatives of the Preston County […]
Gun bash offers prizes, raffles, all-you-can-eat cuisine
MORGANTOWN — More than a dozen different guns will be raffled off to support two area volunteer fire departments at a gun bash in March. A $25 […]
Math professor reimagines calculus education
MORGANTOWN — When a method of doing something is proven tried and true, it’s often unquestioned. This isn’t the case for Krista Bresock, mathematics instructor and Ph.D. […]
Residents encouraged to attend court session at WVU School of Law
MORGANTOWN — WVU’s College of Law dean encourages area residents to sit in as a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth […]
