Former Mountaineer kicker turned television host Pat McAfee will return to Morgantown for a live show ahead of West Virginia football’s showdown with Penn State. A live episode of “The Pat McAfee Show,” which will air on ESPN2 and YouTube, will broadcast live from the downtown area of campus on Friday, Aug. 30, according to … Read more
A man accused of hitting two women, including one with brass knuckles, pleaded guilty Monday. 30-year old Roger Lee Stevens pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding in a Dec. 9, 2023, incident in the Clendenin area, according to a news release from the Kanawha County Prosecutor’s Office. A woman told investigators Stevens struck her with a … Read more
A Pulitzer Prize-winning author is planning an appearance in Cabell County next month. Barbara Kingsolver earned a Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2023 after penning “Demon Copperhead,” a modern version of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield” set in southern Appalachia. The book portrays challenges presented by poverty, foster care and the opioid crisis. Booktenders – located … Read more
Heritage Farm is building a year-round indoor/outdoor snow park. They made the announcement in a TikTok post and said it will be the first of its kind in the nation. The space will include an indoor snow park with snow play areas, ice skating, ice slides, snow tubing, snowboarding and skiing. They’ll have equipment to … Read more
A community mourns the death of a Madison Middle School athlete who died Saturday following an injury suffered in football practice. According to a post from Roane County High School, Cohen Craddock, 13, died after falling to a coma caused by an injury sustained during a football practice on Friday night. Several other schools also … Read more
The Creekside Golf Course clubhouse and restaurant is open again, eight months after a fire completely destroyed the old space. While construction was happening, fundraisers were held to help staff who lost wages. Outdoor seating and a fire pit were added with the rebuild. The greens reopened in March with a temporary clubhouse, but this … Read more
West Virginia farmers and ranchers are facing one of the worst droughts in 25 years. At Grassy Run Farms in Mason County, millions of soybeans are at stake. The Mountain State produces about 1.4 million bushels of soybeans every year but yields could be lower this year. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, as of … Read more
A Morgantown physician has pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns. David M. Anderson admitted to filing false tax returns that understated his taxable income, causing a loss of $143,599 to the Internal Revenue Service, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia. Anderson faces up to three years in … Read more
On Sunday, parents, educators and advocates gathered on the lawn of the West Virginia State Capitol to voice their concerns that child care funding could run out on September first. According to a news release from the Department of Human Services released Thursday, the reports of child care centers facing a funding crisis or closure … Read more
Former Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper may have his named removed from two buildings. The Justice and Public Safety Complex in Kanawha County bears his name, as does the communications center at Metro 911 is also named after Carper. A recent op-ed in the Charleston Gazette-Mail suggests the two locations be renamed in honor of … Read more