As our state’s population decreases, so does the number of students in our public schools.Declining enrollment, in turn, is creating challenges for our school districts.Some boards of […]

Morgantown’s ban on homeless camping in the city is done. Yes, we realize a petition has been filed calling for City Council the ban to be overturned, […]

We’re certain members of Morgantown City Council opposed to allowing residents to have a say in changing the municipal election cycle to coincide with the county-wide schedule […]

West Virginia comes in last or very near the bottom in all kinds of significant categories. It’s been that way for so long, it’s almost become a […]

One of the reasons for West Virginia’s challenges in ensuring everyone has access to affordable, quality healthcare has been the shortage in healthcare workers.Nurses, for example, are […]

For those of us watching in horror as Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee come to grips with the devastation left by Hurricane […]

Last month, we lost another West Virginia coal miner.Though his home was in South Williamson, Kentucky, Gary Chapman did his work at the Mountaineer II Mine near […]

In a surreal turn of events, we find ourselves in the company of the likes of gubernatorial candidate Patrick Morrisey and Senate Finance Chair Eric Tarr — […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial originally published Dec. 3, 2023. West Virginia is surprisingly lucky when it comes to local news: All but two of our 55 counties […]