MORGANTOWN — About 20 residents of a homeless encampment known as Diamond Village have set up on an adjoining piece of city of Morgantown property and plan to occupy the […]
Government
50th District Democrats down from 10 to 3
Marion County voters trim the field in primary Voters trimmed the field of 10 Marion County Democrats hoping to represent the House of Delegates 50th District down to three in […]
Paving the Way
PHS and Bruceton begin paving process around both schools KINGWOOD — Paving is set to begin within two weeks at Bruceton School and Preston High. The front parking lot at […]
Justice dismisses claim that COVID-19 no worse than the flu
MORGANTOWN — Anyone spending time on social media will inevitably encounter varying degrees of skepticism about the COVID-19 pandemic. At its most extreme are those who say it’s all manufactured […]
State numbers grow worse but optimism remains at governor’s office; death toll reaches 100
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s COVID-19 death toll reached 100 Friday morning. Gov. Jim Justice remarked on it at the start of his Friday briefing. “Our numbers continue in not the […]
Former Star City mayor ‘will be sorely missed’
By Olivia Murray STAR CITY — Friends and family said goodbye to a dedicated community member Thursday. Allen Roger Sharp Jr., former Star City mayor, died July 10 at his […]
South Park Road Work
Sprinkler fire line installed downtown at the public library On Thursday, portions of streets in South Park were closed for most of the day as Morgantown Utility Board workers repaired […]
House of Delegates staff member tests positive for COVID-19
The House of Delegates on Thursday learned an employee of the House has tested positive for COVID-19, the speaker’s office announced Thursday evening. The employee who tested positive was present […]
Amjad, Marsh talk to city and county officials about rising COVID-19 cases
MORGANTOWN — “This is our big one,” West Virginia State Medical Officer Anye Amjad said of Monongalia County’s climbing COVID-19 numbers on Thursday. “If we cannot handle Mon County, how […]
Legislators explain why statewide COVID-19 mask order has no teeth
MORGANTOWN — When Gov. Jim Justice announced his statewide mask mandate on July 6, he made it clear he had no plans to enforce it. That left many scratching their […]
