ELKINS – Imagine having nurtured and become close friends with an animal that has been by your side for the past 11 years. Now imagine being notified that the animal will be taken away from you in three months. That’s exactly what local raptor specialist Jo Santiago was told will happen with the bald eagle, […]
MORGANTOWN – The WVU Medicine Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center will host its 15th Annual Night of Recognition on Oct. 15, at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place. The annual event honors the first responders, healthcare professionals and community members whose work helps save and rebuild the lives of patients who experience traumatic injuries, like […]
MORGANTOWN – Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography will visit Wetzel, Harrison and Marion counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, Bonnie’s Buses will be at: — Community Health Center – northeastern Wetzel County in Burton from 8 a.m. to […]
Roger Neptune was already in search of a support group when a brochure fell off a table in a therapist’s waiting room. He picked it up. That’s how he learned about the West Virginia chapter of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA WV), the organization he now heads up as executive director. The DBSA […]
Senior Monongalians TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM Our transportation program will provide seniors who cannot drive, lack transportation or live too far from a bus route, with transportation from their homes to our senior center. This will allow seniors to participate in activities, socialize, have a delicious and nutritious lunch and much more. Space is limited. To get […]
NEW YORK — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate jumped this week to its highest level in nearly three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.28% from 7.03% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday, the biggest leap in four years. A year ago, the average rate was 6.34%. It is the […]
There is something about fall that makes us look at our homes a little differently. The leaves begin to change, the evenings get cooler, and suddenly the porch swing that seemed like an afterthought in July becomes the perfect place to sit with a cup of coffee. A few pumpkins appear on the steps. The […]
If your spring and early-summer perennials are overgrowing their spaces, blooming less, producing smaller flowers or flopping over (possibly with a hole in their centers), they’re telling you they want to be divided. Crowded plants often struggle because they must compete for limited water, nutrients and sunlight, and the diminished airflow between them also increases […]
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved an emergency request to change the polling location for Precinct 30 ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. The planned voting location for the precinct was the Marilla Center, located in BOPARC’s Marilla Park. Shortly after the conclusion of BOPARC’s summer camp season, the building was […]
MORGANTOWN – Where’s the contract? It’s a question that’s been asked time and again during the months of public pushback following the Monongalia County Commission’s November 2025 decision to utilize up to $180,000 in directly allocated opioid settlement money for the placement of 20 Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras across the county. The […]
