Encampment for homeless moves onto public land Morgantown Communications Manager Andrew Stacy said the city is working on a solution for a group of unsheltered individuals who moved onto vacant […]
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Residents of homeless camp say they’ll stay on city property until needs are met
MORGANTOWN — About 20 residents of a homeless encampment known as Diamond Village have set up on an adjoining piece of city of Morgantown property and plan to occupy the […]
More research needed on virus
Ayne Amjad, West Virginia’s state medical officer, said she doesn’t believe COVID-19 is a particularly deadly illness. What is deadly, she continued, is our inability to fully understand and fight […]
Amjad, Marsh talk to city and county officials about rising COVID-19 cases
MORGANTOWN — “This is our big one,” West Virginia State Medical Officer Anye Amjad said of Monongalia County’s climbing COVID-19 numbers on Thursday. “If we cannot handle Mon County, how […]
MPD Chief Powell: No initial influx of mask calls under emergency order
MORGANTOWN — Wednesday marked the first day of enforcement for Morgantown’s emergency ordinance making refusal to wear a mask indoors in public spaces a misdemeanor. Interim Police Chief Eric Powell […]
Small business owners fear return of WVU students will result in shutdown
MORGANTOWN — How can COVID-19 be such an emergency in Monongalia County that businesses are being sacrificed when WVU is moving forward with plans to bring 30,000-plus people to the […]
City adopts mask ordinance for public buildings, penalties for noncompliance
MORGANTOWN — At midnight tonight not wearing a mask or face shield indoors in public within the city of Morgantown will become a misdemeanor punishable by a $25-$500 fine. That […]
Community forum backs two-part plan to slow COVID ‘wildfire’ in Mon County
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County’s Chief Medical officer equated the current state of COVID-19 in the county to a wildfire on Monday during a special meeting that saw unanimous support from […]
Mask mandate penalties, financial issues on the agenda for special meeting
MORGANTOWN — The recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Monongalia County prompted Morgantown City Council to schedule a special meeting for 7:30 a.m. Tuesday to discuss various topics, including potential […]
CVB ready to take a cautious first step back after COVID-19 cancellations
MORGANTOWN — The equation is simple Busy hotels collect more lodging taxes. More lodging taxes mean bigger budgets for CVBs. For the Visit Mountaineer Country Convention and Visitors Bureau, lodging […]
