MORGANTOWN — Former Camp Muffly Superintendent Misty Seum is facing one felony count of embezzlement tied to rental payments accepted for park services. According to court records, […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
County jail bills going up in 2022
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission allocated $2.25 million in its current spending plan to cover the cost of housing the county’s prisoners in the North Central […]
Mon Commission funds swimming program for county’s youth
MORGANTOWN — In 2012, the Aquatic Center at Mylan Park was far from a certainty. It wasn’t a plan or a concept. It was a wish list […]
Clerk’s office looks at how redistricting will impact local elections
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Clerk Carye Blaney said her office has already started deciphering how the West Virginia Legislature’s redistricting efforts will impact local elections. “We have […]
Morgantown Council takes up Beechurst project, bans conversion therapy
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council approved a pair of resolutions Tuesday tied to a West Virginia Department of Highways project to improve the Beechurst Avenue corridor. Assistant […]
Motion calling for Westover investigation dies without a second
MORGANTOWN — A motion from Westover City Councilor Ralph Mullins calling for an independent investigation died without a second during Monday’s regular council meeting. Mullins laid out […]
Morgantown Ice Arena project to be a renovation of the existing facility
MORGANTOWN — By any estimation, expectations regarding the overhaul of BOPARC’s Morgantown Ice Arena have been tempered. Gone are visions of a multi-level facility with an on-premise […]
New pool, action sports park envisioned for Marilla Park
MORGANTOWN — An $8-$10 million project to overhaul BOPARC’s 60-plus-year-old Marilla Pool is officially on the starting block. The city’s park commission welcomed about a dozen members […]
Westover Mayor Johnson won’t seek re-election in ’22, cites ‘recent negativity’
MORGANTOWN — In a letter to members of Westover City Council, longtime Mayor Dave Johnson announced he will not seek re-election in 2022. The letter was delivered […]
MUB hoping for dry weather as dam project approaches critical milestone
MORGANTOWN — Rain, be dammed. Well, that’s the plan anyway — if the weather would just cooperate. During a brief Tuesday meeting, Morgantown Utility Board General Manager […]
