On June 6, 2025, Laura Jones goes through boxes of Easy Touch syringes to be distributed by Milan Puskar Health Right in Morgantown, W.Va., which operates one of only three syringe exchange programs in West Virginia. (Ty McClung/West Virginia University)
We, the elected leadership of Shepherdstown, are writing to express our deep concern and disappointment about the Jefferson County Commission’s recent decision to unilaterally change the role of the Jefferson County Development Authority (JCDA) and remove all duly appointed members…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As the calendar turns over to August this week, fall camp at West Virginia will soon be in full swing and the final countdown begins until the Mountaineers welcome fans to Milan Puskar Stadium. And, though illustrious…
One week after Charles Town shed the spotlight on West Virginia-bred 3-year-old boys with the latest edition of the $75,000 Robert Leavitt Memorial, the Jefferson County oval shifted the focus to the girls when it hosted the $75,000 Sylvia Bishop…
Mary Catherine Vacca of Harpers Ferry, WV passed away peacefully on July 12, 2025. Mary was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She had a large circle of friends and was always easily recognizable with her Boston accent and beautiful…
On July 13, 2025, Jack Robinson Huyett passed away. He is survived by his children with his first wife, Beverly Hofer Huyett: son, Jack Robinson Huyett, Jr. (Rob) and his wife, Diane; daughter, Elizabeth Huyett Spencer (Liz) and her husband,…
HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — Following his team’s 12-8 loss to Berkeley Post 60 on Friday in the championship game of the Area 4 American Legion Baseball Tournament, Berkeley Post 14 manager Tripp Tobin told his players to take a few days…
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The Jefferson County Circuit Court room was quiet, the energy tense, ahead of David Antonio Calderon’s sentencing on July 23. As the defendant in the murder case of 32-year-old Samantha Dailey, Calderon had previously accepted a…
Opponents of the Mountain Pure beverage packing facility proposed for Middleway won a victory on July 15 when a group of residents and a government watchdog organization were granted the right to intervene in a lawsuit that may determine the…
Cleanup efforts were underway on July 17, 2025, after an evening storm the day before blew off half the roof of an apartment complex in Charles Town, W.Va. Residents were evacuated and moved to the Ranson Civic Center. (Erik Anderson/The…
