KINGWOOD — The Kingwood City Police Department is growing, according to Mayor Jean Guillot. The department hired another officer, bringing its number to three. Officer Gina McNemar […]
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Breaking down barriers: Interfaith association strives to forge empathy
If you want to break down a barrier, you might want to break bread, first. That’s long been the recipe of the Greater Morgantown Interfaith Association — […]
Old-school orchestra: UHS group plays at music educators’ conference
The symphony orchestra of University High School plays “old.” That is, the sonic output of the 63-member assemblage doesn’t necessarily sound like the work of teenaged musicians […]
Some bills that bit the dust in 2020
CHARLESTON — House Clerk Steve Harrison announced Sunday morning, just after midnight after the House of Delegates adjourned sine die, that 354 bills passed this year. He […]
Morgantown’s 2021 budget sees first municipal sales tax revenue
MORGANTOWN — The budget currently under consideration by Morgantown City Council includes revenue that will be generated by the city’s 1% sales tax, which goes into effect […]
Insulin bill and others pass close to the wire on Legislature’s last night
CHARLESTON — The 60-day legislative session ended at midnight Saturday. Action on bills continued until the gavel came down. Bills to lower insulin copays, save high school […]
Foster care bill praised at session; medical cannabis bill killed by leadership
CHARLESTON — The last day of the 60-day legislative session got off to a cantankerous start with the death of the medical cannabis bill. Things warmed up, […]
Morgantown’s past creates new future with Claudio Corp.
During World War II, there were only three facilities in the United States that were part of developing bombs used in that war. Morgantown was home to […]
Study shows W.Va. ranks 20th in gas consumption
West Virginians drive a lot according to a recent survey done by QuoteWizard, a Seattle insurance comparison marketplace and automobile industry analysis firm. In a first-time study […]
Fundraiser planned to support young woman suffering terminal brain cancer
Holly Hamrick continues to battle a rare form of fatal brain cancer known as stage III astrocytoma. And now, she has a community behind her. The mother […]
