MORGANTOWN — Social media posts showing city employees removing a homeless camp below the South High Street Bridge on Tuesday resulted in some impassioned, if unplanned, discussion […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
Council expected to consider funds for housing affordability study
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council has identified the expansion of affordable housing options as one of its strategic goals. City Manager Paul Brake is expected to seek […]
A Home for the Holidays initiative hopes to house 15 families by Christmas
Fifteen households off the streets and into housing by Christmas. That’s the goal of a new initiative kicking off later this week with a meeting of stakeholders […]
County opts out of negotiations with opiate companies
Monongalia County has opted out of a first-of-its-kind national negotiating class aimed at consolidating lawsuits against opiate manufacturers and distributors. At the urging of legal counsel, the […]
Parks and trails levy group votes to reduce BOPARC’s cut if levy renewed
MORGANTOWN — Should Monongalia County voters renew the parks and trails levy during the May 2020 primary election, the percentage of levy funds going to BOPARC will […]
Commissioners talk decentralization, maintenance, manpower ahead of meeting with DOH officials
MORGANTOWN — Members of the Monongalia County Commission said they would like to begin a conversation about decentralizing the West Virginia Division of Highways — at least […]
City officials discuss veteran status
In October of 2017, Morgantown City Council voted unanimously to expand the city’s anti-discrimination language to include sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran status. Sexual orientation and/or […]
District engineer: Halleck Road overpass project is being developed
MORGANTOWN — The recent fire and brimstone coming out of the Monongalia County Commission regarding the West Virginia Division of Highways was tempered somewhat this week, likely […]
City of Morgantown gets FAA clearance, runway extension to begin in 2020
MORGANTOWN — Fifteen years ago it was a prediction — by extending the Morgantown Municipal Airport runway safety zone the city had laid the groundwork for a […]
Business owners ask county for help in addressing issues downtown
MORGANTOWN — Downtown business owners Kim Nobile (Dirty Bird) and Stephanie Swaim (Hoot and Howl) said they’re frustrated with what they view as a lack of movement […]
