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Boys & Girls Club examining leadership, will offer summer refunds
MORGANTOWN — Families that have already paid for summer programming through the Mountaineer Boys & Girls Club will receive refunds. Eric Murphy, who serves as a parent […]
Wheeling-Charleston Diocese has new bishop
WHEELING — The Wheeling-Charleston Diocese announced Tuesday morning the new bishop of the Diocese is Rev. Mark Brennan, currently Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He’ll […]
Preston plant expanding, adding jobs
KINGWOOD — An expansion at Superior Fibers will add up to 62 new jobs at the Reedsville plant. Preston County Economic Development Authority Director Robbie Baylor told […]
Amber Alert issued for 4-year-old Fairmont girl
West Virginia State Police issued an Amber Alert on Monday for a 4-year-old child, telling the public the child is in “extreme danger.”
The child, Gracelynn June Scritchfield, is described as a white female, 3 feet tall, weighing about 35 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing summer clothing.
She was last seen at her residence, where her father picked her up on July 6. He has not returned her and police said she is believed to be in “extreme danger.”
Police believe she may have been abducted by her biological father, Arlie Edward Hetrick III. Hetrick is a white male, 25, 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighing about 140 pounds. He has brown hair, possibly long, and blue eyes. His last known address is 601 Walnut St., Monongah.
Authorities are looking for a 2001 gold Subaru Forester with a West Virginia license plate “1TH163.”
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Gracelynn June Scritchfield, contact State Police at 304-367-2850, call 911 or dial State Police by entering *SP on your phone.
WVU increases addiction training; social workers, professionals, peer counselors needed on front lines
With West Virginia having the highest rate of opioid deaths in the country, West Virginia University is using monies from the state to beef up training for […]
Bond lowered for man accused of sexual assault
MORGANTOWN — Bond was reduced Monday for a man accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in a Westover motel parking lot. Judge Debra Scudiere agreed to […]
Question of marijuana distribution, growers will be left up to voters in Preston
KINGWOOD — Preston commissioners won’t put the question of whether a marijuana grower or distributor can locate in the county on the ballot unless voters request it. […]
Mon County moves forward with GIS technology
Monongalia County came late to the GIS, or geographic information system, party. Less than a decade ago, when far smaller and more rural counties had already switched […]
BOPARC’s Arts in the Park program allows kids to engage in music, dance and more
BY CHRIS SCHULZ The Arts in the Park camp manages to pack a lot of creativity and fun into just one week. The Morgantown Board of Parks […]
