MORGANTOWN — “Man, you guys got a cool town here,” Great Race Announcer Jason White said, extolling the virtues of Main Street, USA on a picturesque Monday […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
City, county put up emergency funding for Bartlett House payroll
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission and the city of Morgantown are each putting up $17,500 to provide payroll for 16 Bartlett House employees through the end […]
Mon Commission, Comcast announce $17.8M broadband deal
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Tuesday announced a $17.8 million public/private partnership with Comcast to deliver broadband access to the county’s western end and other […]
Viola ends 28-year run on Westover City Council
WESTOVER — When the next iteration of Westover City Council convenes for the first time on July 1, it’ll be the first time in 28 years — […]
MUB’s FY 2025 budget includes rate increases as ‘inflationary adjustments’
MORGANTOWN — The fiscal year 2025 budgets recently passed by the Morgantown Utility Board include 3% rate increases for the utility’s water, sewer and stormwater customers. This […]
Radio issues leaving first responders stranded in county’s western end
For emergency responders, the portable radios they carry as part of their essential gear is literally a lifeline — not only for themselves, but members of the […]
Star City still accepting names for upcoming council opening
Any registered voter in the town of Star City interested in serving on town council has until the close of business Monday to let the town know. […]
Bloom ‘very worried’ about bureaucracy in opiate fund distribution
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom on Wednesday said he believes the “Expert Panel Policy” recently released by the West Virginia First Foundation is unrealistic and […]
MUB CSOs ‘the elephant in the room’ for Deckers Creek recreation project
A six-month, $18,000 feasibility study is underway to determine whether the section of Deckers Creek running from Sabraton to the Monongahela River could support a recreational amenity. […]
Greenmont a major focus of city’s summer paving project
MORGANTOWN — On a scale of 0-100, the condition of Morgantown’s city-maintained streets in 2017 was 38. That score, known as a pavement condition index, or PCI, […]
