WVU Medicine Children's gets teddy bear donation from Neighborhood Ford Store

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — The Monongalia County Health Department was one of many dental providers around the country offering free dental work for kids without dental insurance as part of Give Kid a Smile. The national program was started by the American Dental Association in 2003. The MCHD...

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WV News) — Fresh coffee and sweet confections were selling out once again Friday at 51 North Locust St. in Buckhannon after The Donut Shop reopened as The Donut Spot. The location, which reopened at 6 a.m. Friday, will be open 24 hours a day, seven days...

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WV News) — The future management of The Event Center at Brushy Fork within the City of Buckhannon will be discussed with city and regional leaders as soon as meetings can be set, according to city leaders. “The Upshur County Convention and Visitors Bureau is no longer...

The Harrison County Senior Center held a Sweet Tart Dance for kids aged 12 and under during First Friday. Music was provided by DJ BHos and the Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library brought a chocolate fountain.

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — The February edition of Clarksburg’s First Friday had a theme of “Love & Chocolate” in celebration of Valentine’s Day. One of the headlining events of the evening was the Sweet Tart Dance at the Harrison County Senior Center for kids ages 12 and under.

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WV News) — Joyce Lea Rohr, age 76, of Buckhannon, WV, died Friday, February 3, 2023, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon. She was born May 15, 1946, in Emma, IL, daughter of the late Estell and Frances Rodgers Stewart.

KINGWOOD — The first newspaper in Preston County was produced in 1840 at “the old Forman homestead.”. The paper was started by Frank Alter and Joseph Miller and was called The Mt. Pleasant Democrat or The Preston County Democrat, according to “A History of Preston County West Virginia” by Oren Frederic Morton.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — The Marion County Child Advocacy Center’s 2022 No Shave for the Brave fundraiser marked another success for the nonprofit, during which time local law enforcement officers could donate $25 to the organization to forgo shaving for the month. Officials with both the Fairmont...

• The National Active and Retired Federal Employees, Mountaineer Chapter, will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Shoneys Restaurant in Morgantown. Preston County Commissioner Hunter Thomas will discuss the duties and responsibilities of county commissions.

— The 2023 Bob Huggins Fish Fry. With Bob Huggins and Charles Barkley leading the way, the event raised $1.8 million to support the WVU Cancer Institute and Remember the Miners. — The Maier Foundation of Charleston, which recently made a $1 million donation to WVU through the WVU Foundation....

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — The Harrison County Board of Education will meet Tuesday for a regular session that will include discussion about an upcoming electric school bus pilot program. A representative from GreenPower Motor Co. will make a presentation to the board on behalf of the electric school...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WV News) — Chad Ashby Ballard, 41, of Bridgeport, passed away on January 23, 2023. He was born in Clarksburg on November 13, 1981, a son of Timothy “Tim” Ballard and Shelley Martin Ballard, both of Bridgeport.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — A couple of weeks back, this tweet showed up on my Twitter feed:. “Thank you @NealBrown_WVU and the entire @WVUfootball program for their thoughts and prayers after a recent health issue I received a heartfelt message in the mail that really lifted my spirits as I embark on this journey to recovery.”

Roosevelt-Wilson Class of 1965 monthly breakfast, 9 a.m., FOP Restaurant, Nutter Fort. Alumni, family, friends. 304-745-5444.

PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. (WV News) — Behind a swarming defense that forced 31 turnovers, the East Fairmont Bees earned their 18th win of the season Friday, defeating the Liberty Mountaineers, 58-33, at East Fairmont High School. The Bees pressured the Mountaineers throughout the game, utilizing their roster depth to...

TENNERTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Buckhannon-Upshur girls basketball held Lewis County to just 13 points in the final three quarters of the game and put five players in double digits despite foul trouble as it blew by the Minutemaids 72-34 on Friday night. The first quarter of the game...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — After stuffing the stat sheet for Robert C. Byrd girls soccer, Olivia Lowther is ready to take the next step. By putting up a team-high 13 goals and 19 assists this past fall, Lowther established herself as a unanimous first-team all-county midfielder and cemented a place on next season’s women’s soccer roster at Fairmont State University. On Friday, Lowther made her decision official, signing a letter of intent to join the Fighting Falcons.

SHINNSTON, W.Va. (WV News) — The Lincoln Cougars forced 31 turnovers, using a stifling defensive effort to collect a 48-42 victory over the Grafton Bearcats in what proved to be a wire-to-wire catfight on Friday night. “While we didn’t execute as well as I would have liked on the...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — West Virginia head coach Neal Brown noted that his program would not have a busy signing day in February as it received most of its letters of intent in the early December period, but the Mountaineers did add one player to their incoming 2023 roster Wednesday when Corey McIntyre Jr. followed up on his verbal commitment with his official signing.

CLAY, W.Va. (WV News) — South Harrison girls basketball scored 19 points from the free-throw line and held Clay County to just 13 points in the first three quarters to pick up a 38-28 road win Friday. The Hawks trailed 7-6 after the first quarter but outscored the Panthers...