MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission has ballot language for the renewal of four excess levies and a new bond levy for the Monongalia County Board of Education slated to […]
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Morgantown residents to see higher trash bills
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown residents and businesses are about to see their trash and recycling rates increase — twice. On February 28, monthly rates will jump per the terms of the […]
MFD’s upgraded Norwood Fire Station to be a safe surrender site
MORGANTOWN — A lot of the improvements being made to the Morgantown Fire Department’s Station 2, commonly known as the Norwood Fire Station, are things you would likely expect — […]
Local officials say Exit 155 needs both state and federal dollars
MORGANTOWN — Call it the Cadillac of problems. In 2019, the state of West Virginia said it was committing $66 million to reconfigure I-79 Exit 155. Working with the county […]
State looking at regional map, funding model for county health departments
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Health Officer Dr. Lee Smith said there are foundational changes in the works for how West Virginia organizes and allocates funding for county health departments. During […]
Region 4 forming framework for opioid settlement distribution
There’s a push in Charleston to get some of the state’s nearly $1 billion in opioid settlement money flowing by Election Day. Region 4 wants to be ready. To that […]
Chestnut Ridge tubing hill opens to snowy success
MORGANTOWN — It was an uphill climb to be sure, but the Chestnut Ridge Park tubing hill opened to the public for the first time this past weekend. By all […]
Mon Commission chips in on Morgans Run water extension work
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved $56,000 to assist with a water line extension project near Cheat Lake. Specifically, the funds will provide $2,000 to help cover […]
Mountain Line ridership on the rise, but still well below pre-COVID totals
Mountain Line General Manager Maria Smith said public transit numbers are rebounding nationally post-COVID, but the comeback is going to take some time. For the five years prior to COVID […]
Community garden program a requirement of Green Bag Road project
MORGANTOWN — Call it Green Bag’s gardening greenbacks. Or, maybe, seed money. Whatever it’s called, members of the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Policy Board are hopeful an environmental requirement to […]
