Officials with the city of Westover want to bring a powerful legislative tool to bear in their efforts to address nuisance properties within the city. During Westover City Council’s most […]
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Focus Forward symposium: As climate change goals drive energy transition, West Virginia can prepare workforce for a prosperous future
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia’s — and the nation’s — clean energy future is being driven by a number of factors, said Nathan Flesher, partner in the energy analysis and research […]
Bloom calls on Morgantown, WVU to help address “major” panhandling problem
MORGANTOWN — Just as it did in 2016 and then again 2019, panhandling has become a local topic of discussion. But this time the focus has spread beyond downtown […]
Petition to keep Skylar Neese killer in prison surpasses 22,500 signatures
In July 2012, the disappearance of Star City teen Skylar Neese shook the Morgantown area to its core. And the events that unfolded in the months following were almost too […]
Star City sinkhole repairs complete
West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) crews have completed work in recent days repairing a sinkhole in Star City. The hole, which was located near the former Texas Roadhouse location […]
N.Y. artist brings ‘The Modern Pop Art Experience’ to town
New York artist Michael Albert comes to Morgantown this week for a pop-up workshop with The Arts Council of Greater Morgantown (ACGM). Albert regularly hosts collage workshops for artists and […]
Morgantown Council approves tree bid as part of MUB’s White Park agreement
MORGANTOWN — It was April 2019 when residents first noticed trees marked for removal in White Park, kicking off a months-long drama between the city of Morgantown and the Morgantown […]
Fledging cybersecurity professionals go after the (fake) bad guys
WHITE HALL — America’s businesses, hospitals, colleges, and banks are under a daily cyber assault. The larger ones, industry watchers say, can expect to endure around 1,200 such attacks a […]
Ghana representatives visit ahead of WAMSB 2023
With less than four months until Buckhannon becomes a world stage, representatives with the National Cadet Corps, Ghana, visited the area ahead of the World Association of Marching Show Bands […]
‘That has to count’: American Legion Post 174 honor area veterans of Vietnam
West Virginians did a lot of the heavy lifting during the Vietnam War. Maybe most of it. A total of 36,578 served during the fighting and 1,128 came home in […]
