MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The 20 recipients of the annual Bucklew Scholarship have been introduced and are set to begin their college careers at West Virginia University. Each year, the Bucklew Scholarship is given to 20 of the most talented and bright West Virginia students who will now also be considered for the WVU Foundation Scholarship,…
BUCKAHNNON, W.Va. — In Upshur County, a truck was left hanging from powerlines after a crash early Monday morning. Around 1:30 a.m. the truck crashed into a tree, mailboxes, a fence and a power pole before being suspended from power lines on Old Elkins Road. Deputies with the Upshur County Sheriff’s Department said the driver…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would remove tax subsidies for wind power projects has stalled in the legislature and is not likely to begin moving again before the end of the session on April 12. Senate Bill 439, sponsored by chairman of the Senate Energy, Industry, and Mining Committee, Chris Rose, R, Monongalia, 2,…
CHARLES POINTE, W.Va. — Mon Health System, a member of the Vandalia Health network, has begun construction on the latest small-format hospital, similar to the Mon Marion Neighborhood Hospital in White Hall. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Mon Health President and CEO and executive vice president of Vandalia Health David Goldberg said the new…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown City Clerk’s Office will host a special voter registration event ahead of the upcoming municipal election. As part of the deadline to register to vote that will take place on April 7, Morgantown City Clerk Christine Wade announced that a drive-up voter registration event will take place that Monday at…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — Monongalia EMS plans a series of public forums to share operating data and get feedback from the public. The Western Monongalia Community Forum is Wednesday, April 9, at Mason Dixon Park at 6 p.m. The Morgantown Community Forum will be Thursday, April 10, at 6 p.m., and the Cheat Lake Community…
Submitted to WAJR MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation invite the public to attend the seventh annual statewide Focus Forward conference on Tuesday, April 22 at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place. Join more than 400 state and regional business, government and education leaders at Focus…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Office of Global Affairs is ready to present a showcase of music and cultures from around the world. Over a dozen different musical acts will perform as part of the International Street Festival that will take place on Sunday, April 6, where international students and Morgantown area residents…
WEST UNION, W.Va. — A March crash that has turned fatal has resulted in charges, according to state police. The two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and W,Va. Route 18 on March 18 when Louis Oswalt, 46 ran a red light and hit a car driven by Angie Campbell Capbell was…
