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Bridgeport, WV

• The North Central West Virginia Parkinson support group will kick off its 2023 meeting schedule with its annual luncheon, which will be at the Brickside Bar & Grill in Bridgeport. The luncheon will begin at noon. For more information about the group, contact Tracey Robertson at 304-363-1028.

Preston Community Calendar

Newburg, WV

NEWBURG — The Newburg Volunteer Fire Department will hold a Spring Cleanup April 1. The event will begin at 11 a.m. Interested individuals and groups can meet at the fire hall then to start work.

Newburg plans community cleanup April 1

Morgantown, WV

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — The Feminist Activist Collection at the West Virginia Regional and History Center of the West Virginia University Libraries is seeking records, letters, photographs and mementos for its historical archives. Whether their activities were in the economic or social justice, health-related, or professional development areas,...

Feminist Activist Collection at WV Regional & History Center seeks records, letters & more

Philippi, WV

PHILIPPI, W.Va. (WV News) — William R. (Bill) Povish II, 85, of Philippi, passed away on January 31, 2023, at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport. Friends will be received at the Wright Funeral Home and on-site Crematory, 220 N. Walnut St., Philippi, on Saturday, March 25, from 10 a.m.-noon. A celebration of life service will be held at noon. Inurnment will take place at 3 p.m. in the Mt. Vernon Memorial Cemetery. Condolence may be expressed to the family at www.wrightfuneralhomeservices.com.

William R. (Bill) Povish II

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — More than 67,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies arrived in Morgantown on Tuesday. The Samoas, Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Trefoils, Do-si-does, Girl Scout S’mores, Toffee-Tastics and Lemon-Ups soon will be delivered to customers and sold at cookie tables around the community.

Girl Scout cookies arrive in Morgantown, West Virginia

Masontown, WV

MASONTOWN — Michael “Big Mike” Dale Hovatter Sr., 71, of Masontown, passed away Monday, March 20, 2023, at Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown. He was born in Morgantown, on Feb. 9, 1952, a son of the late Clarence Richard Hovatter Sr. and Ida Lou (Quinn) Hovatter.

Michael Hovatter Sr.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Since it was established in 2018, the WVU Critical Care and Trauma Institute Fresh Tissue Training Program has provided opportunities for surgical residents and military medics to train for procedures and hone their skills. Due to its success and the high demand, the program is planning a $2.2 million renovation and expansion of its facilities with funding provided by WVU Medicine.

WVU Critical Care and Trauma Institute plans expansion of Fresh Tissue Training Lab

Elkins, WV

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Conventional wisdom says if you find yourself in hole, you should cast aside the shovel. The Liberty High School baseball team, however, kept digging itself even deeper Tuesday in a 16-3 loss to Big 10 Conference foe Elkins. The Tigers, 1-2, brought home its...

Walks, errors bite Liberty in home opener against Elkins

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Deep venous thrombosis (DVT), blood clots of the deep veins of the body, affects people of all ages and genders and can quickly become life-threatening if left untreated. Blood clotting is an important way the body responds to injuries to prevent blood loss. However, sometimes these...

Knowing the symptoms of blood clots can be lifesaving

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — A research project at West Virginia University was awarded $748,564. Specifically, the funding will allow WVU to focus on a range of high-priority research needs, including deep space exploration, manufacturing in space, and advancements in technology and science that will also benefit humanity here on Earth, according to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, who announced the funding on Monday.

NASA EPSCoR project at West Virginia University gets almost $750,000 in funding

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine is one of the first medical centers in the country to offer the Integrum Osseoanchored Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of Amputees (OPRA™) Implant System for the treatment of lower extremity amputations. “Being one of the select facilities in the country to offer a...

WVU Medicine introduces osseointegrated prosthesis technology

ARTHURDALE — A Morgantown man was charged with fleeing with reckless indifference after allegedly fleeing when a deputy attempted a traffic stop. According to a criminal complaint, on March 15 a Preston Sheriff’s deputy tried to stop a truck after the license plate came back as stolen. The driver turned onto Stoney Run Road and sped up, and near the intersection with Mt. View Road, he lost control of the vehicle and the truck spun around and hit an embankment.

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Kingwood, WV

KINGWOOD — Kingwood Council sent a draft ordinance to its attorney last week to begin the process of allowing chickens in town. If the final ordinance passes council on two readings, the county seat will join Reedsville, Charleston, Morgantown and other municipalities in the state that allow chickens to be kept in town.

Kingwood takes first step toward changing ordinance to allow chickens in town

Mountaineer offensive coordinator Chad Scott provides insight on his unit as WVU starts spring drills. WV Legislature This Week brings the latest news out of Charleston from lawmakers, officials and reporters at the Capitol.

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Oakland, CA

OAKLAND — Two New York men have been arrested following an incident in Oakland. According to Garrett County Sheriff Bryson Meyers, on March 21, detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division, Sheriff’s deputies, narcotics detectives, Sheriff’s Office K-9, and the Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigator responded to Mitchell Drive, Oakland, for a home invasion.

Two men arrested following Oakland incident

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker admitted on Monday that he had canceled almost all of his scheduled meetings for the next week or so because of the unexpected coaching search for a replacement of women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit. One he didn’t...

Baker has faith in Huggins

Mountaineer defensive coordinator Jordan Lesley admits that his unit needs to make significant improvements this spring. WV Legislature This Week brings the latest news out of Charleston from lawmakers, officials and reporters at the Capitol.

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Moundsville, WV

NEWBURG — Not every small town can boast having had a football coach of note, who was also drafted by the Green Bay Packers, as a resident, but Newburg can. Wallace Leo Fromhart was born to Clement and Katherine Fromhart of Newburg on May 18, 1913. He lived and attended school there until his freshman year, when his family moved to Moundsville.

Newburg native Wallace Fromhart was noted football player, coach

West Virginia head coach Randy Mazey credited Hofstra's attacking manner at the plate and its aggressiveness from the outset as big factors in its 4-2 win over the Mountaineers. Welcome to the discussion. Thank you for reading!. Please purchase a subscription to read our premium content. If you have a...

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When West Virginia's first two hitters of Tuesday's game against Hofstra crossed the plate, it might have seemed that the Mountaineers were on their way to another comfortable win. However, that didn't materialize, as a quartet of Pride pitchers shut the Mountaineers down over the next eight innings, holding them to four hits and no runs while rallying for a 4-2 upset win.

Good early start dissolves in WVU loss to Hofstra

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- With West Virginia leading 1-0 in the second inning of its series-closing game against UNC-Greensboro, West Virginia head coach Randy Mazey did something out of character. He laughed out loud. Even though the interlude came during a break in the action as UNCG conducted a pitching change,...

WVU completes sweep, putting head coach Randy Mazey in best of moods

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — There’s a new offense brewing in Morgantown, not so much because there is a new offensive coordinator in Chad Scott, but because there is a two-headed quarterback race, which brings a different skill set to the offense. No longer will defenses — and...

Whether it's Marchiol or Greene, WVU's offense will open up

In an expected move, West Virginia forward Jamel King has entered the transfer portal. The move was first reported by on3.com. King played sparingly for WVU's men's basketball team this past season, appearing in eight games while scoring a total of 12 points in mostly mop-up time. He had five rebounds and two assists in 30 minutes of action in 2022-23. In his first year at WVU (2021-22) he scored three points in 29 minutes of action in eight games, with two rebounds.

Jamel King enters portal, could be first of multiple roster moves for WVU

ORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia’s offense is undergoing some significant changes this spring, as it adapts to the skills on hand. In the previous four years of the Neal Brown reign, the Mountaineer offense wasn’t great at running the football, so it was centered around pocket passers like Austin Kendall, Jarret Doege and J.T. Daniels. Those quarterbacks combined with a strong group of receivers to power an Air Raid-style attack.

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