dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice – and Babydog – came to Morgantown Monday for two ceremonial funding announcements: for WVU’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and for Mylan […]
Monongalia County
Commission to pass $500,000 to city, county fire departments
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission has more than $500,000 from the state waiting to be distributed to fire departments in the county. On Wednesday, it approved […]
Trails at Mason-Dixon Historical Park receive state recognition
Summer may be over, but Monongalia County’s Mason-Dixon Historical Park is as hot as ever. Last month, the West Virginia Department of Tourism announced the property would […]
Commission to help address ‘shocking’ conditions on Alpine Street
MORGANTOWN — As the crow flies, lower Alpine Street is about 2,000 feet from Mon Health Medical Center. It’s a half-mile by car. It’s located between Riddle […]
Monongalia County Assessor’s Office employees to hold UMWA vote
MORGANTOWN — The question of union representation in the Monongalia County Assessor’s Office will be put to a vote. In a short letter to the Monongalia County […]
Remembering Jean Friend: Getting it right, and on the record, for 63 years as Mon’s circuit clerk
It was a tale of two addresses for Jean Friend, the longtime circuit clerk of Monongalia County who died Aug. 14 in Morgantown at the age of […]
City, county each put up $500,000 to aid Richwood refinancing
MORGANTOWN — Russ Rogerson, president and CEO of the Morgantown Area Partnership, told members of the Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday that the Richwood redevelopment project has […]
Of statues and statutes: Morgantown’s courthouse (and its most-famous occupant) both have an interesting history
Give me liberty. And while you’re at it, give me a place to hang around for 173 years. That’s precisely what Patrick Henry has been doing all […]
City awards bid to clear Richwood development area
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown, the Monongalia County Development Authority, the Monongalia County Commission, WVU and various stakeholders have spent three-plus years laying the groundwork for […]
Granville election question to be on November ballot
MORGANTOWN — Should Granville move its municipal election in line with the county-run primary? Granville Town Council voted in July to put that question before its citizens […]
