The early voting periods ahead of the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections set records in Monongalia County as 20,735 and 20,907 votes were cast in those 10-day […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
Commission approves zoning change for McCullough Ave. development
MORGANTOWN — The construction of 30 three-bedroom townhomes on 2.45 acres along Morgantown’s municipal boundary is moving forward – with conditions. The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday […]
February, March the launch window for Holland Avenue work
WESTOVER — The funding is in place. The bureaucratic hurdles have been cleared and the project bids have been awarded. But it’ll likely be at least four […]
Assessor’s office launching updated parcel viewer website
MORGANTOWN — If you’ve ever wondered who owns a particular piece of land, or the most recent appraised value of an available building or whether or not […]
Exit 155 traffic light update has policy board members seeing red
MORGANTOWN — Almost exactly one year ago (Oct. 19, 2023) members of the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board were told they would likely see temporary […]
Morgantown Council finalizes 100% sewer rate hike for Cheat Lake
MORGANTOWN — Sewer rates for some 3,400 Cheat Lake customers of the Morgantown Utility Board will double starting Nov. 29. Earlier this week, Morgantown City Council finalized […]
Catholic Charities opens Grace Shelter to the community
MORGANTOWN — There’s been a lot of talk in recent months about the closure of the former Bartlett House triage shelter in Hazel’s House of Hope and […]
County VFDs take exception to commission’s plan for state fire dollars
MORGANTOWN — To quote a Paul Newman classic, ‘What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.’ At least, that’s certainly how it appears. Monongalia County Volunteer Fire […]
City to test Belmar, Waverly as one-way streets
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown is hoping to improve traffic flow through a student-heavy section of town. Earlier this week, Morgantown City Council signed off on […]
Dower reappointed by West Virginia First Foundation Region 4
MORGANTOWN — For the second time in just over five months, Jonathan Dower has been selected to represent Region 4 on the West Virginia First Foundation. The […]
