MORGANTOWN — BOPARC Executive Director Melissa Wiles said she recently received some good news regarding the Morgantown Ice Arena. As a result of a $15,400 contract with […]
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BOPARC plotting the post-pool future of lower Marilla Park
MORGANTOWN — Here’s an impression of BOPARC Executive Director Melissa Wiles reading through public feedback received as part of the lower Marilla Park re-imagining process. “Pickleball, pickleball, […]
Fun things to do this summer
There’s no denying Morgantown becomes much quieter in the summer. With public schools out and most university students gone for the summer, the city almost seems like […]
BOPARC, Mylan Park initiating ice arena projects
MORGANTOWN — About two months after ballooning costs and public pushback prompted an 11th-hour decision to bail on a $15 million overhaul of the Morgantown Ice Arena, […]
Morgantown Blades capture PAHL championship after season of adversity
MORGANTOWN — If the movie “The Mighty Ducks” had been set in West Virginia, you wouldn’t need long to find the ideal candidates to play the roles […]
Morgantown Ice Arena project bids rejected; Mylan Park takes the ice
MORGANTOWN — BOPARC’s Morgantown Ice Arena project as currently presented is off. Mylan Park is getting into the ice business. Those were the two major takeaways from […]
Lost season would have been ‘catastrophic’ for Morgantown hockey
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Blades 12-and-under hockey team took the ice at the Morgantown Ice Arena Saturday morning with a chance to move into first place in […]
MUB ready to begin filling 370 million-gallon reservoir
MORGANTOWN — A $50 million project originally envisioned more than 60 years ago has entered its final phase. Morgantown Utility Board Spokesman Chris Dale said the 70-foot-tall, […]
Morgantown hockey community voices displeasure with ice arena plan
MORGANTOWN — What happens when 100 hockey players, parents, coaches and supporters turn up to a Morgantown City Council meeting in a room with a 40-person capacity? […]
Gritstone could become public recreation amenity
At the beginning of November, the pandemic claimed — though belatedly — another local business. Gritstone Climbing + Fitness was foreclosed upon, and at the end of […]
