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		<title>The good fight: Community gathers for Memorial Day event</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>STAR CITY – Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here I am; send me. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/26/the-good-fight-community-gathers-for-memorial-day-event/">The good fight: Community gathers for Memorial Day event</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Study: Beechurst changes must come before Grumbein&#8217;s Island goes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – What’s it going to take to close Grumbein’s Island? The blessing of the West Virginia Division of Highways for starters, and likely more than $50 million worth of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/23/study-beechurst-changes-must-come-before-grumbeins-island-goes/">Study: Beechurst changes must come before Grumbein&#8217;s Island goes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>BZA wants legal input on limits of &#8216;reasonable accommodation&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – The Morgantown Board of Zoning Appeals walked away from its most recent session with questions for the city’s legal counsel. At what point does a request for reasonable [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/22/bza-wants-legal-input-on-limits-of-reasonable-accommodation/">BZA wants legal input on limits of &#8216;reasonable accommodation&#8217;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Jail bill: Grants paused, prosecutors added as county &#8216;looks at everything&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – With jail bill costs estimated to end up $1 million over budget in the current fiscal year, and a 31% increase in the daily rate charged to counties [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/20/jail-bill-grants-paused-prosecutors-added-as-county-looks-at-everything/">Jail bill: Grants paused, prosecutors added as county &#8216;looks at everything&#8217;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>DEP: Deckers Creek discoloration originated at treatment facility</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN &#8212; Terry Fletcher, chief communications officer for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, said the white plume visible in Deckers Creek on Monday was the result of a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/20/dep-deckers-creek-discoloration-originated-at-treatment-facility/">DEP: Deckers Creek discoloration originated at treatment facility</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>CSO plan contemplates $150 million price tag, sewer rate increases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 03:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – What’s it going to take for the Morgantown Utility Board to bring its combined sewer discharges into area waterways under the threshold set by federal and state regulatory [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/19/cso-plan-contemplates-150-million-price-tag-sewer-rate-increases/">CSO plan contemplates $150 million price tag, sewer rate increases</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>MUB project to impact rail-trail near Reynolds Hall starting Wednesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 23:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – The first of what will likely be several intermittent closures of the Caperton Rail-Trail near WVU’s Reynolds Hall will take place from 7 a.m.- 5 p.m. Wednesday. Another [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/19/mub-project-to-impact-rail-trail-near-reynolds-hall-starting-wednesday/">MUB project to impact rail-trail near Reynolds Hall starting Wednesday</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>AG&#8217;s office: City &#8216;conversion therapy&#8217; law is unconstitutional</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 22:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN &#8211; West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey has informed the city of Morgantown that its law prohibiting medical and mental health professionals from engaging in conversion therapy with a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/18/ags-office-city-conversion-therapy-law-is-unconstitutional/">AG&#8217;s office: City &#8216;conversion therapy&#8217; law is unconstitutional</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>As fuel prices spike, propane continues to deliver for Mountain Line</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 23:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – The Mountain Line Transit Authority has five buses running on propane. They’re looking better by the day to CEO Maria Smith. It’s not hard to figure out why. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/15/as-fuel-prices-spike-propane-continues-to-deliver-for-mountain-line/">As fuel prices spike, propane continues to deliver for Mountain Line</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Former WVU professor indicted for felony drug crimes involving students</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – A Monongalia County grand jury has indicted a former West Virginia University professor for two felony drug crimes allegedly involving students. According to the indictment filed Friday, Jeanette [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/15/former-wvu-professor-indicted-for-felony-drug-crimes-involving-students/">Former WVU professor indicted for felony drug crimes involving students</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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