Features - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/category/features/ Morgantown Area News Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:17:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-81287318_3042289439136500_6974497821747576832_n-32x32.png Features - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/category/features/ 32 32 BOPARC eyes July start for $1 million Jack Roberts Park playground https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/30/boparc-eyes-july-start-for-1-million-jack-roberts-park-playground/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:17:01 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=568237 MORGANTOWN – There’s a new playground coming to BOPARC’s Jack Roberts Park. Technically, it’s already there.  If you’ve traveled through the intersection of Leonard Street and Madigan Avenue in the […]

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]]> Pup tent: Just Jaime ‘ruffing it’ at the ballpark for Animal Friends https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/25/pup-tent-just-jaime-ruffing-it-at-the-ballpark-for-animal-friends/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:39:58 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=568006 MORGANTOWN – Recent history would tell us the combination of tents, inclement weather and Kendrick Family Ballpark is a recipe for impromptu aeronautics. Jaime Williams – Just Jaime to WVAQ […]

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]]> Foreclosure forcing housing program out of West Run Road facility https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/24/foreclosure-forcing-housing-program-out-of-west-run-road-facility/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=567950 MORGANTOWN – Fallout from Bartlett Housing Solutions’ 2024 financial collapse continues. The West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness has been informed it must vacate the facility at 10 West Run […]

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]]> A scoop of nostalgia: The Eisgarten brings European ice cream tradition to Morgantown https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/24/a-scoop-of-nostalgia-the-eisgarten-brings-european-ice-cream-tradition-to-morgantown/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:25:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=567851 MORGANTOWN — A once-forgotten building tucked beside Jack Roberts Park has been transformed into one of Morgantown’s newest summer gathering places. The Eisgarten, a German-inspired seasonal ice cream shop in […]

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]]> Outgoing Miss West Virginia reflects on reign https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/22/outgoing-miss-west-virginia-reflects-on-reign/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:44:27 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=567763 By Toni MilbourneFor the Dominion Post MARTINSBURG — One year ago, Courtney Bearer stood on the stage of the Miss West Virginia competition and heard her name announced as the […]

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]]> Miss Morgantown, Miss Clarksburg Winterfest’s Teen win titles at Miss West Virginia Competition https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/21/miss-morgantown-miss-clarksburg-winterfests-teen-win-titles-at-miss-west-virginia-competition/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:19:29 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=567717 BY TABITHA JOHNSTONFor the Dominion Post MARTINSBURG — Elizabeth Romanek beamed, as she was crowned the winner of the Miss West Virginia Competition, at Airborne Church on Saturday night. Her […]

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]]> The height of fatherhood: How Frank Fumich got to be the ultimate (WVU) Mountaineer https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/20/the-height-of-fatherhood-how-fumich-got-to-be-the-ultimate-wvu-mountaineer/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=567592 KHUMBU, Nepal – Watch your step. It’s all kind of funny, the way Frank Fumich remembers it now. He was standing at the top of the world at sunrise last […]

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]]> History in Conversation: Telling the Mountain State’s story as America turns 250 https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/19/history-in-conversation-telling-the-mountain-states-story-as-america-turns-250/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:39:55 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=567534 MORGANTOWN — As West Virginia marked another year of statehood and the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, historians, alumni and community members gathered Thursday afternoon inside the Milano Reading Room […]

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]]> ‘He was there for everybody’: Paul Martinelli remembered for his dedication to WVU https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/19/he-was-there-for-everybody-paul-martinelli-remembered-for-his-dedication-to-wvu/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:26:50 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=567517 MORGANTOWN – Call it the Paul Martinelli catechism. A three-point primer, if you will, of getting it done and helping people, in the workplace and in life. No. 1: If […]

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]]> Pride party Saturday in Fairmont https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/18/pride-party-saturday-in-fairmont/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=567429 FAIRMONT – Diversity of place and celebration of community will be on display Saturday in Fairmont. Main Street Fairmont is hosting the second annual Pride Block Party as part of […]

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