State officials said West Virginia is seeing an increase in COVID-19 transmission rates in people between the ages of 16 and 29, as well as more cases […]
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Seed shortage leads farmers to rely on one another
MORGANTOWN—Concern over food shortages and difficulty getting to grocery stores due to COVID-19 caused many West Virginians to turn to local farmers, and in turn, local farmers […]
State brewers concerned over impact of governor’s tax plan
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice wants to phase out personal income taxes in West Virginia through HB 2027, but breweries are concerned over how the bill would […]
West Virginia is third-best state to retire
A national consulting resource service, Retirementliving.com, named West Virginia the third-best state in the nation to retire in in 2021, topping vacation-destination spots such as Nevada, 4th; […]
Governor’s honors academy and arts school going virtual this summer
MORGANTOWN — Since 1984, the West Virginia Governor’s Honors Academy has served as a summer camp for smart kids. Really, really smart kids. The top-performing high school […]
Human trafficking hits close to home
West Virginians who hear about the practice of human trafficking might think of it as something that only occurs in foreign countries. Or maybe larger states, such […]
W.Va. not immune to human trafficking
Read more on this topic here MORGANTOWN — Human trafficking in West Virginia is a dirty little secret that people don’t – and won’t – talk about. […]
History Channel’s “American Pickers” returning to West Virginia
The History Channel’s hit television series “American Pickers” is coming to West Virginia in April, and its crew is looking to pay a visit to individuals with […]
Monongalia County’s COVID-19 vaccine doses to be temporarily halved
MORGANTOWN — Fundamentally unfair, counterintuitive and counterproductive. That is how the Monongalia County Commission described a state decision to temporarily reduce by half the number of COVID-19 […]
WVU confirms U.K. variant detected in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University confirmed three cases of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 have been detected in the Morgantown area — two are WVU students. Genetic sequencing […]
