MORGANTOWN — Former Monongalia County Commissioner Betty Wiley has filed as a candidate to challenge Tom Bloom in the Democratic primary for the Western District commission seat. […]
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Kingwood councilman files suit against neighbors
KINGWOOD — A Kingwood councilman and his wife have filed another lawsuit against neighbors about a fence. Dick and Iris Shaffer filed suit against Robert and Robin […]
Senate passes education bill to increase jobs
CHARLESTON — The state Senate unanimously passed and sent to the House SB 284 on Jan. 30, the governor’s bill to increase jobs by expanding access to […]
Fairmont Police seek information about CVS robbery suspect
FAIRMONT — Fairmont Police are asking for help to find a woman they say robbed the Fairmont Avenue CVS on Jan. 29. At about 8 p.m., officers […]
Girls’ basketball: Hawks defense sinks Knights
KINGWOOD — At one point, it seemed as if the Preston High girls’ basketball team could have gone unguarded and still failed to score nine times out […]
An epiphany flashes into an ordinary life
“Small things start us in new way of thinking.” — V.S. Naipaul Many of us associate the word “epiphany” with church sermons during the Christmas holidays or […]
Murphy, Hawks hope to get past sectional hurdle
MORGANTOWN — Zoe Murphy stepped in as the University High girls’ basketball team’s starting point guard as a freshman two years ago and has seen the ups […]
The right to be heard
The reasons for silence are as often as obvious as they are unknown. One of them certainly must be that it helps soothe sorrow. Still another would […]
MLA students jump at the chance to help
With a hop, skip and a jump, the American Heart Association has an extra $4,500. And it’s all thanks to the Morgantown Learning Academy. About 90 students […]
Union workers at Hazelton prison worried about staff cuts
HAZELTON — Union employees at the federal facilities in Hazelton are concerned about possible staff reductions at the prisons. Richard Heldreth, president of Local 420 of the […]
