The news in the wake of the “Bresch scandal” has left many people hoping for Mike Garrison’s resignation. Mountaineers for Integrity and Responsibility has started a petition to the Board of Governors for said resignation. They have gathered over a thousand signatures so far.
The award of an unearned eMBA degree to Heather Bresch [...]

The Monongalia County Board of Health was prepared to vote today on the Monongalia County Clean Indoor Air Regulation. Unfortunately, it appears that the Smoke-Free Mon County Coalition helped to ruin any chances of an end to this issue when they filed a complaint with the state ethics commission claiming that three members of [...]

The Morgantown Farmers’ Market is now open! (Actually, it opened May 3rd, but hush.) In the parking lot at the corner of Spruce and Fayette Streets every Saturday morning, from 8:30am to noon. Come support your local farmers, and get some great produce or meat in the bargain! Everything at the market [...]

Today is the WV Primary, go vote!

Mother’s Day, as we celebrate it now in the U.S., began when Anna Jarvis celebrated it in 1908, in a church in Grafton, WV, to honor her own mother. It caught on so quickly in other states that by 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared it a national holiday. (Anna Jarvis actually became a [...]

In the wake of WVU’s degree scandal involving Heather Bresch, the daughter of Gov. Manchin, someone expressed their sentiment through threatening fliers in an Evansdale campus building.
According to the Charleston Daily Mail, WVU Police removed fliers from the university’s engineering building that read “Kill Joe Manchin” and “Kill a WVU BOG member today.”
WVU Police Chief [...]

WVU Officials announced today that the contract for Mountaineer Basketball Coach, Bob Huggins, has been finalized, according to Metro News.
The agreement, which began May 2, created a position for Huggins for the next 11 years (until his 65th birthday).
Posh details of the contract include $250,000 annual salary, “two courtesty vehicles” provided by the university and [...]

The WVU Faculty Senate met last night and voted “no confidence” in WVU President Mike Garrison over a recent degree scandal, recommending that Garrison resign to save the school’s reputation. The scandal surrounds an executive MBA degree granted to Heather Bresch, daughter of Governor Joe Manchin, old friend of Mike Garrison, and chief operating [...]

Tuesday is the last day for WV residents to register for the upcoming primary.  Get out there and register!
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Clarksburg Water Board Customers are being told to boil their water after four positive coliform tests in two days. E. coli were also found.
Health department officials recommend boiling water for bathing, but it is not required. Officials ask that if you do not boil water, care should be taken to avoid getting water [...]