Monongalia County Health Officer Lee Smith said he believes the health department’s insurance provider is using COVID-19 to engage in price gouging. Both Smith and the Monongalia […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
As year-long negotiations prove fruitless, city to move on property
The City of Morgantown said a misunderstanding led it to build on private property owned by the Nagowski family, as a part of its recently completed riverfront […]
Morgantown Ice Arena to remain in operation following latest executive order
MORGANTOWN — One executive order. Five hundred questions. Likely an exaggeration, but also a pretty accurate description of the days leading up to Thursday’s special meeting of […]
Commission approves proposal for new communications tower
The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved a $561,655.50 proposal from Premier Construction Group for the purchase and construction of a new communications tower. The 340-foot freestanding […]
Council, commission approve agreement to begin Woodburn overhaul project
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Mayor Ron Dulaney said the plan involving the Monongalia County Development Authority, WVU, Monongalia County and the city of Morgantown to overhaul at least […]
Collaboration agreement aimed at major redevelopment of Woodburn area
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council will take up a collaboration agreement on Wednesday aimed at redeveloping about 9.5 contiguous acres of property in the Woodburn area of the […]
Morgantown receives its first quarterly sales tax allotment
The city of Morgantown received its first quarterly sales tax allotment at the end of October. The initial $1,206,614.29 payment is the result of a process that began […]
Smith: Blanket testing not working as county undergoes a third dramatic spike
MORGANTOWN — Work smarter, not harder. That, to paraphrase, is what Monongalia County Health Officer Lee Smith suggested on Friday, noting that despite conducting 76,000 tests in […]
Biking-focused trail plan draws a bit of discussion in meeting
Approximately 1,000 acres of city-owned property, including the city’s parks, are part of a biking-focused comprehensive trail plan. The city invested $23,825 in the effort, joining the […]
MUB looking to fund $8M in upgrades for potential Mountaintop Beverage project
MORGANTOWN — The board of directors for the Morgantown Utility Board approved on Tuesday the preliminary exploration of a funding source for some $8 million in upgrades […]
