MORGANTOWN — WVU Law professor Jena Martin said she wore her hair straight for more than 20 years — not because she wanted to — but because she believed that’s […]
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Hoyer discusses temporary reduction in county’s vaccine allotment
“Our interagency task force has to support all 55 counties in the state of West Virginia, not just a couple.” That, in part, is how Joint Interagency Task Force for […]
Monongalia County’s COVID-19 vaccine doses to be temporarily halved
MORGANTOWN — Fundamentally unfair, counterintuitive and counterproductive. That is how the Monongalia County Commission described a state decision to temporarily reduce by half the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses coming […]
County puts up $100,000 for sobering center, expresses concern over SB 12
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday committed $100,000 to get the Mountaineer Regional Sobering Center off the ground. The short-term care facility will be an alternative to emergency […]
City razes two nuisance structures on Brockway Avenue
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown razed two nuisance structures on Brockway Avenue this week. Morgantown Communications Director Andrew Stacy said the city hired Fairmont-based contractor Reclaim for the demolition […]
Haws: City finances in relatively good shape following challenges of 2020
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown’s fiscal year 2022 budget anticipates flat or reduced revenues in nearly all categories — with one major exception. Sounds bad. But City Manager Kim […]
MUB board approves engineer for Morgantown Industrial Park upgrades
MORGANTOWN — More than $500,000 in design and engineering work aimed at servicing the expansion of the Morgantown Industrial Park was approved Monday during a special meeting of the Morgantown […]
MUB negotiating design of substantial industrial park utility upgrades
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Utility Board Spokesman Chris Dale said the utility is in negotiations with a firm to design substantial water and sewer upgrades to support Mountaintop Beverage, the anchor […]
City seeks partners to help fund sobering center project
MORGANTOWN — It’s an ambitious plan. Assistant City Manager Emily Muzzarelli admits as much. But why not? The state put up more than $3 million in CARES Act money to […]
Justice orders relaxing COVID restrictions on business, push for in-class learning
Pointing to consistent improvement in COVID-19 data, Gov. Jim Justice on Friday announced an executive order relaxing restrictions on businesses and social gatherings across West Virginia. The order, which Justice […]
