MORGANTOWN — The rollout of county subdivision regulations is back on pause — for now. Based on feedback from the development community, Monongalia County Director of Planning […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
Speakers call on Morgantown Council to create emergency shelter downtown
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown needs an emergency warming shelter downtown. Representatives from the Morgantown Human Rights Commission, the ACLU of West Virginia, the Morgantown/Kingwood Branch […]
Monongalia County Teen Court up and running after hiatus
MORGANTOWN — After a year on hiatus, Monongalia County Teen Court is back up and running. West Virginia’s teen courts serve as a diversionary or “second chance” […]
Concerns raised over intersection of Grafton, Goshen roads
MORGANTOWN — Poor sight lines, too much speed and an elementary school. That’s a basic description of the intersection of Grafton and Goshen roads, and according to […]
Morgantown Human Rights Commission members reflect on city’s equality index score
MORGANTOWN — Don Spencer, a mainstay on the Morgantown Human Rights Commission, said the commission’s goal has never been overly complicated. “We want everyone welcome here, and […]
Cost of Chestnut Ridge sledding hill project piling up
MORGANTOWN — Costs associated with improvements to the Chestnut Ridge Park sledding hill continue to snowball. On Wednesday, the Monongalia County Commission opened a pair of bids […]
WVU looking for partners, infrastructure dollars to address Grumbein’s Island
MORGANTOWN — You don’t have to live in Morgantown very long to learn that if WVU is in session, and you have any constraints on your time, […]
MPO Policy Board asks state to consider pedestrian crossing of Earl L. Core Road
MORGANTOWN — Local officials are hoping the West Virginia Department of Highways will give pedestrians some assistance in navigating the confluence of Earl L. Core Road (W.Va. 7), Mineral […]
Van Voorhis project plans raise questions about bank location, eminent domain
MORGANTOWN — The BB&T bank located at the corner of W.Va. 705 (Chestnut Ridge Road) and Van Voorhis Road is partially built on a 2,214 square-foot strip […]
‘Northern bypass’ used to push Roads to Prosperity vote no longer a state priority
MORGANTOWN — The crown jewel of the Roads to Prosperity sales pitch in Monongalia County is all but off the table as far as the state is […]
