MORGANTOWN – Construction on a $101 million overhaul and expansion of the Morgantown Utility Board’s Star City wastewater treatment plant officially began Jan. 27, 2017. It will end, at least […]
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City lays out tentative timeline to open Hope Hill Sobering Center
MORGANTOWN — Hope Hill Sobering Center is the name of the sobering facility being developed on the first floor of Hazel’s House of Hope. Morgantown Communications Director Andrew Stacy said […]
Blaney: Changes to county voting precincts to affect roughly 11,000 voters
MORGANTOWN — Some 11,000 voters in Monongalia County will be impacted by precinct changes made necessary by the redistricting efforts of the West Virginia Legislature. The Monongalia County Commission on […]
DOH says bank building is not encroaching, will seek Van Voorhis project as designed
MORGANTOWN — According to the West Virginia Division of Highways, the Truist Bank building (formerly BB&T), at the corner of W.Va. 705 and Van Voorhis Road is not encroaching on […]
MUB’s industrial park sewer expansion funded by American Rescue Plan
MORGANTOWN — In late October, the Monongalia County Commission approved what was described as a “loose” budget for its first allotment of American Rescue Plan Act dollars. It was also […]
MCHD to administer $1 million in federal grants within six-county region
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Health Department is a grant-driven organization. But the typical setup sees federal funds pass through the state, which steers them to the health department. In […]
Back from the brink, West Virginia Public Theatre ready to hit the stage
Jerry McGonigle wasn’t overly optimistic when he took over as artistic director of West Virginia Public Theatre in 2016. The organization had just cancelled its 2015 Christmas show, was buried […]
WVU will not conduct back-to-campus testing, scaling back vaccination efforts
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University will not conduct back-to-campus COVID-19 testing for the spring semester. Assistant Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Erin Newmeyer confirmed Friday that the university is scaling […]
Community kitchen unveiled in Mon Center
It’s the community’s kitchen — from farmers to for-profit businesses; from individuals to agencies — and now it has a name. The Community Food Innovation Center, located within the Monongalia […]
Smith relinquishing administrative role within health dept.
“We have collectively built a public health machine,” Dr. Lee Smith said Thursday to open his final report as executive director of the Monongalia County Health Department. And now, more […]
