MORGANTOWN — Gertrude Gentile has seen a thing or two. She came up a coal miner’s daughter and a farm girl in flour sack dresses with a penchant for climbing […]
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Monongalia County Commission upgrading website
MORGANTOWN — A little more than a month after launching monongaliacountywv.opengov.com, a localized version of the wvcheckbook.gov website spearheaded by West Virginia Auditor JB McCuskey, the Monongalia County Commission is […]
MECCA asks Mon County Commission for $26K to upgrade drones
MORGANTOWN — With unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, playing an ever-increasing role with first responders and emergency management, Monongalia County is looking to upgrade its eyes in the sky. Director […]
MECCA looks to build new facility at Mylan Park
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Office of Emergency Management/MECCA 911 is eyeing a three-acre plot in Mylan Park as the potential site of a new headquarters. The site is located behind […]
City prepares for medical cannabis law, passes act unanimously
MORGANTOWN — Three new land uses tied to implementation of the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act were unanimously passed on first reading during Tuesday’s regular Morgantown City Council Meeting. Morgantown […]
The Bloomerang Project: Kindness like a boomerang, always returns
MORGANTOWN — Making someone feel better doesn’t often require a grand gesture. Sometimes, a flower and smile will do the trick. That’s the idea behind The Bloomerang Project, a volunteer effort […]
Mon County SWA Chairman discusses tipping fee
MORGANTOWN — Over the past three years, the citizens of Monongalia County have provided an average of $57,750 annually to fund solid waste authority (SWA) activities — in Ohio, Harrison and […]
Woman says $500,000 gift to the city and BOPARC was spent without consulting family
MORGANTOWN — The City of Morgantown and the family members of BOPARC benefactors are at odds over the expenditure of $147,300. The money was part of gifts totaling $500,000 provided for […]
In Touch and Concerned’s closure causes confusion for some residents
MORGANTOWN — Wayne Adams was a mechanic once, and a good one by all accounts. His independence, and very nearly his life, was taken by a drunk driver in 2007, […]
Mon County Commission reviews wine and liquor tax changes
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission is hopeful legislative changes regarding wine and liquor taxes will help clear up irregularities in the amount of quarterly revenue remitted to the county. State […]
