MORGANTOWN — Nonstop and not sustainable. That’s how Monongalia County Magistrate Todd Gaujot described the daily workload in the county’s magistrate courts. Magistrate Ron Bane said the county’s four magistrates […]
Author: Ben Conley/ The Dominion Post
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? They have to […]
Mon Commission ‘proud’ of its work in 2022
MORGANTOWN — Proud. That’s the word that came up again and again as members of the Monongalia County Commission recapped 2022. The commission ran through a laundry list of items […]
Morgantown Ice Arena project will close facility for 2023 ice season
MORGANTOWN — Since public discussion of the Morgantown Ice Arena project began in earnest some six years ago, BOPARC has insisted that, if at all possible, the work would be […]
Morgantown initiates feasibility study for future airport terminal project
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Municipal Airport Director Jonathan Vrabel said the city recently initiated a feasibility study in the hopes of cashing in on federal dollars dedicated for airport terminal projects. […]
Morgantown exploring ‘refreshment area’ concept for alcohol consumption
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown representatives plan to connect with counsel from the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration to parse out exactly what the city can and can’t do in terms […]
Mon Commission approves agreement tied to three-way Popenoe Run project
MORGANTOWN — “Finally,” Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom said Wednesday as the commission voted to approve an agreement to facilitate the release of American Rescue Plan Act dollars for […]
Mon Commission opens process to fill county prosecutor’s seat
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission announced Wednesday that it is accepting letters of interest and resumes from individuals interested in becoming the county’s chief litigator. Early last week, Gov. […]
Frigid temperatures reveal ‘crisis of homelessness’
MORGANTOWN — In the days leading up to a brutally cold Christmas weekend, Becky Rodd said staff and volunteers with the Monongalia County Warming Shelter anticipated they might see as […]
Morgantown officials ask legislators to protect municipal revenue streams
MORGANTOWN — In each of the last two regular sessions of the West Virginia Legislature, bills aimed at eliminating or dramatically altering employment-based municipal user fees have passed through the […]
