MORGANTOWN — “We’ve been on this journey before,” Morgantown City Manager Paul Brake said. “It’s a marathon. It’s not a sprint.” The first step of that marathon was taken Friday […]
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Industrial hemp production sees a fourfold increase in West Virginia
MORGANTOWN — The stigmas and disinformation that has followed industrial hemp as an agricultural product are going up in smoke and West Virginia’s farmers are taking notice of the plant […]
Negotiations over MUB’s water line through White Park ongoing
MORGANTOWN — After three-plus months of discussion spread across numerous public meetings, the Morgantown Utility Board, BOPARC and Morgantown City Council selected a route through White Park for a raw-water […]
Bloom says DOH mum on what’s been completed, what’s yet to come
MORGANTOWN — To paraphrase Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat, when you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there. That quote, Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom explained, […]
New design for Mon County Commission’s office space encourages transparency
The inhabitants have changed over the years, but the workspace occupied by the Monongalia County Commission has not — until now. County Facilities Director Bobby Doyle said the commission is […]
Justice talks roads, economy at town hall
Legendary Marshall football coach Bob Pruett was in the audience Monday when his WVU counterpart, Don Nehlen, introduced West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice during a re-election town hall at the […]
Human Rights Commission plan serves as guide for council
MORGANTOWN — What impact will adoption of the Morgantown Human Rights Commission’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan have on the city’s personnel policies? None. At least not without future action […]
Fire on Mason-Dixon Highway claims one life
A house fire Friday claimed the life of a woman at 10856 Mason-Dixon Highway, near the Wetzel County line. MECCA 911 received the call at 11:05 a.m. and dispatched the […]
Bike club to help lead WVU Homecoming Parade
David Austin is nine. And he doesn’t have time to mess about with the press — he’s got a bike to decorate. He deftly pushes the reporter off on mom […]
County uses administrative process to close 197 inactive estates
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission presided over the administrative closure of 197 estates during Wednesday’s regular meeting. The closures are the result of a state law passed earlier this […]
