MORGANTOWN — It was never meant to be permanent. In 2014, after a confluence of events rapidly crippled the county-wide recycling program operated by the Monongalia County […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
TIF expansion to add 85 acres near River Road schools
MORGANTOWN — The expansion of the county’s Harmony Grove TIF district cleared an initial hurdle on Wednesday. The Monongalia County Commission held a public hearing and approved […]
Morgantown’s April election will include one contested race
MORGANTOWN — One of three ward races in the upcoming Morgantown municipal election will be contested. Monday was the deadline for hopeful Morgantown City Council candidates to […]
Morgantown Academy pulls back the curtain on municipal operations
MORGANTOWN — I’ve you’ve ever been curious what the day-to-day activities of a city clerk look like. Or what goes into pulling together a $40 million municipal […]
Mountain State Justice responds to bodycam video shared online
MORGANTOWN — Lydia C. Milnes, deputy director of the legal advocacy nonprofit Mountain State Justice, told The Dominion Post nobody at the organization has advised clients to […]
MCHD watching federal, state funding closely
MORGANTOWN — Over the course of about 12 days in January, the Monongalia County Health Department followed along as news out of Charleston, then Washington, cast uncertainty […]
Fly Robot: City airport turning to autonomous grounds crew
MORGANTOWN — The robogoats are coming!! Morgantown City Council has approved a three-year agreement with a Nashville-based company, My Goat, to provide an initial fleet of 12 […]
Kawecki will not seek a sixth council term in city’s 2nd Ward
MORGANTOWN — With a brief, eight-word statement at the end of Tuesday’s Morgantown City Council meeting, longtime 2nd Ward Councilor Bill Kawecki officially ended any speculation about […]
City’s land reuse agency asks about stalled property transfer
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown owns dozens of properties sitting unused, vacant and off the tax rolls. The city-created Morgantown Land Reuse & Preservation Agency would […]
Westover looking at junk vehicles, concludes first archery hunt
WESTOVER — An ordinance tightening up Westover’s junk vehicle law (Article 1101) will be before council when it next meets on Feb. 18. Under changes to the […]