In August of 2018, Monongalia County became the first to embrace an initiative by West Virginia Auditor J.B. McCuskey to place county financial data online in cooperation […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
Mylan Park expansion to include nursing home project
MORGANTOWN — Mylan Park Foundation President Ron Justice said a new nursing home facility will likely be the park’s next addition. Speaking to the Monongalia County Commission […]
City to put focus on diversity, sets meeting to discuss activity downtown
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council plans to consider additions to its personnel policies aimed at bringing more diversity to the city’s workforce and volunteer boards and commissions. […]
Morgantown Police Chief calls for holding facility
MORGANTOWN — Holding facility, public intox shelter, drunk tank. Whatever you want to call it, Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston calls it sorely needed. The lack of […]
Annual conference focuses on attracting, retaining work force
MORGANTOWN — Come home. That was among the key messages delivered Monday during the opening day of the West Virginia Economic Development Council’s annual fall conference, at […]
Police chief: Downtown issues face everyone
Whether it’s due to overdoses, public intoxication, arrests, mental health calls or frequent rides to the hospital, Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston said there are individuals frequenting […]
ClearFiber, Morgantown end lawsuit with settlement agreement
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown and DBI Networks LLC, doing business as ClearFiber, have reached a settlement in the lawsuit filed on June 4 by the […]
Business owners fear future hangs on city’s parking decision
MORGANTOWN — After nearly two years of back and forth with the city on a variety of issues, Chris Yeager said he lives with the nagging worry […]
County to review subdivision regulations
An issue that has veered in and out of the pubic eye since the late 1960s is about to make a return. Monongalia County Planning Director Andrew […]
Business owners ask city for help in addressing issues downtown
MORGANTOWN — A handful of downtown business owners are asking the city for help in dealing with what they see as an epidemic of homelessness, loitering, substance […]