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Jan 6, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Katie McDowell
Jan. 6—BY CASSIDY ROARK Morgantown — A winter storm that began in the early hours on Monday brought hazardous conditions to Morgantown and surrounding areas of Monongalia County. The storm dumped inches of snow across the region, combined with sub-freezing temperatures and gusty winds, creating dangerous conditions on the roads and prompting widespread closures.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
dominionpost.com | Katie McDowell
BY CASSIDY ROARKMorgantown – A winter storm that began in the early hours on Monday brought hazardous conditions to Morgantown and surrounding areas of Monongalia County. The storm dumped inches of snow across the region, combined with sub-freezing temperatures and gusty winds, creating dangerous conditions on the roads and prompting widespread closures.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
dominionpost.com | Katie McDowell
Sports movies share a common theme: a person overcomes all odds to become the greatest athlete in their sport, changing their life forever. Rachel Morrison’s directorial debut, “The Fire Inside,” has the same start, but what happens after the initial win makes this film something special. Claressa Shields (Ryan Destiny) started boxing at a young age primarily to escape a difficult home life.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
dominionpost.com | Katie McDowell
BY JIM [email protected] is home to an internationally known research university and a medical hub recognized for the same – meaning the city is a pocket of diversity in a state not necessarily known for it. To date, 53 native languages are spoken in the classrooms and hallways of Monongalia County Schools, with some 60 countries represented. Thanks to Charlotte Chung, books printed in those languages are now available to Mon students via an interlibrary loan system.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
dominionpost.com | Katie McDowell
BY JIM [email protected]’s nothing wrong with that gleaming, futuristic-looking treadmill your kids went in on to buy for you. Back in 2019. Now it hangs out in a corner of your spare bedroom, looking for all the world like an abandoned work station on the Starship Enterprise. It’s not like you didn’t immediately try it out.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
dominionpost.com | Katie McDowell
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMSStaff Reporter CHARLESTON – The past year saw several major stories in the world of West Virginia state government, including the end of a major Democratic political dynasty with the retirement of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, while Republicans secured all major statewide elected offices. Manchin retiresAfter more than 42 years in West Virginia politics, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is ending his public service at the end of the month.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
dominionpost.com | Katie McDowell
I don’t remember how I stumbled upon “Wallace & Gromit” the first time, but I was an instant fan. Wallace’s obsession with cheese. Gromit’s wry, silent repudiations of Wallace. The perfectly hilarious inventions. The friendship between the two. Then, put it in the hands of one of the most talented stop-motion animation studios out there, and what’s not to love? All of that combined had me very excited for “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” coming to Netflix this week.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
dominionpost.com | Katie McDowell
By David [email protected] Health’s Mon Health Preston Memorial nurse Jessica Myers has received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The DAISY Foundation honors nurses around the world. Preston Memorial presents a DAISY award twice a year and Myers is the sixth awardee, said Jennifer Nestor, Preston Memorial chief nursing officer. Myers, a registered nurse in her third year at Preston Memorial, manages the Recovery Care Program, for people with substance use disorders.
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Dec 26, 2024 | 
dominionpost.com | Katie McDowell
BY BEN [email protected] Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on Dec. 10, 1948, acknowledging the inalienable rights held by every human, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, language, political opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
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Dec 26, 2024 | 
dominionpost.com | Katie McDowell
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMSStaff Reporter CHARLESTON – After weeks of speculation and questioning, Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday that he will delay being sworn in as West Virginia’s next U.S. Senator until Governor-Elect Patrick Morrisey is formally sworn in, staving off any continuity of government issues. Speaking Thursday afternoon during his weekly administration briefing, Justice said he will resign as governor on Monday, Jan.
