MORGANTOWN – In January, the state Public Service Commission approved Hope Gas’ plan to build a new pipeline to serve the Morgantown area: running a total 30 […]
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Ron Justice: It’s been a good run, but I’m not going anywhere
MORGANTOWN — Today, the world knows him as Darius Rucker. Ron Justice knew him before the world called him Hootie. They met in Justice’s small Mountainlair office […]
Morgantown Council to consider $3.3 million for city insurance plan
MORGANTOWN — As part of its first meeting in 2025, Morgantown City Council will consider a transfer of funds in support of the city’s self-funded insurance plan. […]
North, Brookhaven schools earn top honors in statewide healthy choices contest
Now comes the nutritional confessional. Heart disease, obesity, hypertension and diabetes rule in West Virginia. After all, this is the place, where in some quarters, it just […]
Charges filed in December standoff at law firm
DPNews@DominionPost.comMonongalia County Sheriff’s Department filed charges against the man involved in a December standoff at a local law firm.Jeremy Harp, 32, has been charged with brandishing, a […]
Gov. Justice presents $2 million grant check for Fairmont State’s aviation program
dbeard@dominionpost.com FAIRMONT – Fairmont State University’s aviation program got a $2 million boost on Thursday as Gov. Jim Justice came to FSU’s Feaster Center to preside over […]
Power returns to Morgantown after New Year’s Eve storm
MORGANTOWN – Electric power had returned to Morgantown and the surrounding area Thursday afternoon following Tuesday afternoon’s New Years Eve storm that took down trees and power […]
Commission breaks down county’s rescue plan spending
MORGANTOWN — Of the $20.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act money received by Monongalia County, more than $17 million, or approximately 85%, was spent on water, […]
A look back at the top city, county stories of 2024
A camping ban, panhandling laws, the collapse of Bartlett House. Public outcry, lawsuits, conflict. No single topic dominated Morgantown’s public discourse, and therefore headlines, in 2024 like […]
Area residents celebrate legacy of Jimmy Carter
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – As America and the world mourn the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, local residents offered some thoughts celebrating his legacy. Crissy Estep directs […]
