MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown is set to tear down two structures located in the heart of its Wharf District previously identified as an “obstacle to […]
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Selin in, Harshbarger out of election, city gets millions for Dorsey Ave.
MORGANTOWN — Come July 1, there will be at least one new member of Morgantown City Council. Councilor Dave Harshbarger, who’s represented the city’s 6th ward since […]
Storm prompts expansion of Catholic Charities warming shelter
MORGANTOWN — Only one of the 21 available beds in the Catholic Charities winter warming shelter were empty Sunday night as temperatures, and snow, fell across much […]
Morgantown’s 2025 city election season underway, almost
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Pension changes, fire fee increase pass first reading
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council on Tuesday initiated the process of addressing the more than $110 million in liabilities currently represented by its police and fire pension […]
Morgantown Council to consider Davis for interim city manager
MORGANTOWN — During his time with the city, Damien Davis has worked under a couple different titles. Starting in 2008, he was “city engineer.” In 2021, he […]
Pension tension: City leadership nearing a decision on unfunded promises
MORGANTOWN — While nearly every city in West Virginia has already taken the police and fire pension funding lifelines first offered by the West Virginia Legislature in […]
Morgantown Mayor Abu-Ghannam receives national recognition
MORGANTOWN — When the National League of Cities unveiled its inaugural list of Under 40 Impact Award winners during its Nov. 13 Centennial City Summit in Tampa, […]
