MORGANTOWN — Janette Lewis said this winter’s warming shelter experience has demonstrated the overwhelming level of need for low-barrier shelters as an option for unhoused individuals in […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
Hagans community comes to Mon Commission with internet request
MORGANTOWN — Hawkins Run Road resident Tamara Cline is afraid she’s about to win a $20 bet. That was her wager when she learned from a neighbor […]
Cheat Lake residents speak on proposed treatment plant expansion
“How are you supposed to sell a house sitting next to a sewer plant,” Lee Terris asked Tuesday evening, standing just outside a conference room in The […]
Monongalia County Warming Shelter program coming to a close
MORGANTOWN — It’s Tuesday morning as these words are typed, the eve of the March 15 closure of the Monongalia County Warming Shelter. It’s 29 degrees and […]
Morgantown, Star City, MUB among those looking for federal earmarks
They’ve been called pork, earmarks and, most recently, congressionally directed spending. Regardless of what these federal set-asides are called, they represent an opportunity for a long list […]
Michael unopposed on the ballot in Morgantown’s 3rd Ward
MORGANTOWN — For the first time since the 2017 election, Morgantown’s 3rd Ward will have the name of a candidate on the ballot who wants to be […]
Pedestrian program has orange flags flying around Suncrest schools
MORGANTOWN — At intersections with no painted crosswalk lines or traffic-control devices, pedestrians still have the right-of-way in West Virginia. Sounds good, in theory. “I think one […]
Morgantown’s proposed gun store zoning change nearing its final form
MORGANTOWN — Changes to planning and zoning code regulating where guns can be sold in the city of Morgantown could be before the Morgantown Planning Commission as soon […]
Mayfield Road residents say traffic, road conditions becoming dangerous
MORGANTOWN — The dance. That’s how longtime Mayfield Road resident Brent Field described the forced negotiation that occurs when two vehicles meet on the one-lane country road. […]
MPD officers to share downtown foot patrol until staffing levels increase
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Police Chief Eric Powell said Tuesday the department will return dedicated foot patrols to the city’s downtown once the department reaches adequate staffing levels […]
