MORGANTOWN — In late October, the Monongalia County Commission approved what was described as a “loose” budget for its first allotment of American Rescue Plan Act dollars. […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
MCHD to administer $1 million in federal grants within six-county region
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Health Department is a grant-driven organization. But the typical setup sees federal funds pass through the state, which steers them to the […]
Back from the brink, West Virginia Public Theatre ready to hit the stage
Jerry McGonigle wasn’t overly optimistic when he took over as artistic director of West Virginia Public Theatre in 2016. The organization had just cancelled its 2015 Christmas […]
WVU will not conduct back-to-campus testing, scaling back vaccination efforts
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University will not conduct back-to-campus COVID-19 testing for the spring semester. Assistant Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Erin Newmeyer confirmed Friday that the […]
Community kitchen unveiled in Mon Center
It’s the community’s kitchen — from farmers to for-profit businesses; from individuals to agencies — and now it has a name. The Community Food Innovation Center, located […]
Smith relinquishing administrative role within health dept.
“We have collectively built a public health machine,” Dr. Lee Smith said Thursday to open his final report as executive director of the Monongalia County Health Department. […]
Bloom: DOH looking at light for intersection of Goshen, Grafton roads
MORGANTOWN — It appears as if citizen requests for additional traffic control at the intersection of Grafton and Goshen roads has support within the West Virginia Division […]
Bob Pirner, Milan Puskar Health Right recognized to open council session
MORGANTOWN — Bob Pirner is, among many other things, a Navy veteran. So it’s somewhat fitting he would be recognized to open the Dec. 7 meeting of […]
Westover Council talks bees, annexation
WESTOVER — Westover City Council chamber was abuzz Monday evening as a full house turned out to hear council talk a bit about bees. Specifically, council passed […]
Lewis: Location of warming shelter not an attempt to hide city’s homeless population
MORGANTOWN — Janette Lewis agrees Hazel’s House of Hope, some four miles from the city’s downtown, is not the ideal location for Morgantown’s emergency warming shelter. That, […]
