Features - Community - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/category/features/community/ Morgantown Area News Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:55:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-81287318_3042289439136500_6974497821747576832_n-32x32.png Features - Community - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/category/features/community/ 32 32 Mini action park, lower Marilla Park projects rolling ahead https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/25/mini-action-park-lower-marilla-park-projects-rolling-ahead/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:35:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=570083 MORGANTOWN – If you’re into action – particularly the variety involving people-powered wheels – a new trailside attraction taking shape along Deckers Creek may be right up your “ollie.” Morgantown […]

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]]> New look, same mission: Hazel’s House of Hope holds open house event https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/23/new-look-same-mission-hazels-house-of-hope-holds-open-house-event/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:46:14 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=569976 MORGANTOWN – Sometimes the visuals don’t quite match the vision. That’s been the case for Hazel’s House of Hope since it opened its doors to its first tenant agency more […]

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]]> Aspire rolling ahead with Stars & Strikes Celebrity Bowl https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/15/aspire-rolling-ahead-with-stars-strikes-celebrity-bowl/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:20:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=569408 MORGANTOWN – Aspire Services Center, the veteran-focused nonprofit providing structured environments for adults recovering from addiction, is rolling ahead with its most striking fundraiser to date. Sadly, some pins may […]

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]]> ‘They’re why we do this’: Flag ceremony honors veterans, patriotism and community https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/10/theyre-why-we-do-this-flag-ceremony-honors-veterans-patriotism-and-community/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:25:54 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=569108 MORGANTOWN – Eleanor didn’t concede to the elements Thursday. The old soldiers who were there to assist didn’t either.  “Eleanor,” is the ceremonial name given to the giant American flag […]

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]]> Patriotism: clear mission of Forgotten Flag Foundation https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/10/patriotism-clear-mission-of-forgotten-flag-foundation/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:19:27 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=569091 The mission has been clear from the start. A year ago, when the Forgotten Flag Foundation was launched, its three-part objective was strongly established: reignite patriotism, honor veterans and first responders, […]

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]]> Urban education: Morgantown Citizens Academy class recognized https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/10/urban-education-morgantown-citizens-academy-class-recognized/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:25:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=569033 MORGANTOWN – What is sludge, and how is it repurposed by the Morgantown Utility Board? What percentage of flights at the Morgantown Municipal Airport are commercial versus general aviation? How […]

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]]> Continuing the story: The first five years of a lifelong commitment to visual storytelling in West Virginia https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/08/continuing-the-story-the-first-five-years-of-a-lifelong-commitment-to-visual-storytelling-in-west-virginia/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:23:07 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=568903 This month marks five years since I first walked into the small newsroom on Earl L. Core Road. I was still a college student then, carrying a kind of urgency […]

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]]> Scott’s Run Settlement House announces Christmas in July fundraiser https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/08/scotts-run-settlement-house-announces-christmas-in-july-fundraiser/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:20:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=568778 The historic Scott’s Run Settlement House in Osage is all decked out for Christmas, and the countdown is on to the 2nd Annual Fill a Home for Christmas fundraiser to […]

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]]> A summer soundtrack across Mon County Parks https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/06/a-summer-soundtrack-across-mon-county-parks/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:11:06 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=568440 MORGANTOWN — Music drifted across the hillsides at Mason-Dixon Historical Park as families settled into lawn chairs, children explored open spaces and neighbors gathered for an evening outdoors during Monongalia […]

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]]> Community Fills High Street for Fourth of July Parade https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/06/community-fills-high-street-for-fourth-of-july-parade/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:53:25 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=568676 MORGANTOWN — Red, white and blue filled High Street as the Morgantown community celebrated Independence Day with the return of the city’s Fourth of July parade Saturday afternoon. Despite temperatures […]

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