The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act was signed by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021 in response to the financial strain caused by COVID-19. Included in that number […]
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BOPARC sets admission rates for new Marilla Pool complex
MORGANTOWN — If you’re knee deep in snow, but your mind is poolside, set a reminder for Feb. 10. That’s the first day you can take advantage of a 35% […]
City could face ‘tough decision’ about self-funded insurance plan
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Finance Director Jonathan Fergison said the next six months or so will likely determine the fate of the city’s self-funded insurance plan. A historically high number of […]
Origin of shelter clients becomes a talking point
MORGANTOWN — At what point can someone say they’re from Monongalia County? When can a person claim Morgantown as home? Is it based on a feeling – the passage of […]
Selin in, Harshbarger out of election, city gets millions for Dorsey Ave.
MORGANTOWN — Come July 1, there will be at least one new member of Morgantown City Council. Councilor Dave Harshbarger, who’s represented the city’s 6th ward since July 2019, announced […]
Storm prompts expansion of Catholic Charities warming shelter
MORGANTOWN — Only one of the 21 available beds in the Catholic Charities winter warming shelter were empty Sunday night as temperatures, and snow, fell across much of the northeastern […]
Morgantown’s 2025 city election season underway, almost
MORGANTOWN — Monday was supposed to mark the official opening of Morgantown’s 2025 election season. Then it started snowing, and, like a lot of things in this part of the […]
Ron Justice: It’s been a good run, but I’m not going anywhere
MORGANTOWN — Today, the world knows him as Darius Rucker. Ron Justice knew him before the world called him Hootie. They met in Justice’s small Mountainlair office one day at […]
Morgantown Council to consider $3.3 million for city insurance plan
MORGANTOWN — As part of its first meeting in 2025, Morgantown City Council will consider a transfer of funds in support of the city’s self-funded insurance plan. According to information […]
Commission breaks down county’s rescue plan spending
MORGANTOWN — Of the $20.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act money received by Monongalia County, more than $17 million, or approximately 85%, was spent on water, sewer and broadband […]













