MORGANTOWN — Monday was supposed to mark the official opening of Morgantown’s 2025 election season. Then it started snowing, and, like a lot of things in this […]
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Study to decide fate of coveted pedestrian connection
MORGANTOWN – A pedestrian bridge spanning Don Knotts Boulevard would create a safe, direct connection between a significant portion of the city’s population and both the riverfront […]
Morgantown voters will get the final word on camping ban
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown’s voters will get the final say on whether the city’s camping ban ordinance ever takes effect. In its first meeting since a petition calling […]
Council clashes over ward boundary changes
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Councilor Brian Butcher didn’t hold back Tuesday evening when addressing the body’s 4-3 vote to reject the recommendations of the city’s ward and […]
Morgantown Council will not put election question before city voters
MORGANTOWN — The question of whether the city of Morgantown should eliminate its standalone election and move onto the county’s primary ballot will not go before the […]
New election schedule, manager residency among potential charter changes
MORGANTOWN — Moving the city’s election in line with the May primary and easing the residency requirement for the city manager position are among a half-dozen city […]
Council clashes over camping ban
MORGANTOWN — Lest anyone think all the intensity surrounding the citywide camping ban adopted early Wednesday morning by Morgantown City Council was on the audience side of […]
Morgantown budget amendment includes triage shelter funding
MORGANTOWN — It appears Morgantown City Council will join the Monongalia County Commission in setting aside $150,000 to help finance Catholic Charities’ administrative takeover of the Bartlett […]
Future Morgantown Council raise passes first reading, 6-1
Members of Morgantown City Council agree that a $2,400 raise for future councilors is, at the very least, deserved and overdue. They point out council’s pay already […]
Crowd asks Morgantown Council to prioritize city unhoused population
MORGANTOWN — Wearing stickers with slogans like “Housing Not Handcuffs,” “No Housing No Peace” and “Poverty Is Not Criminal,” an overflow crowd showed up at Tuesday’s Morgantown […]
