Organizers behind the effort to turn the old Ramada Inn property on Scott Avenue into a hub for social services are looking at CARES Act funding to help jump start […]
Local Government
Council to begin meeting with manager candidates, director positions open
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Communications Manager Andrew Stacy said Morgantown City Council will begin meeting with city manager applicants in mid-October. Stacy said it’s not been determined how many candidates will […]
Free COVID testing here to stay
Effort set for Wednesdays at WVU Rec Center to get ‘better grasp’ on virus Newsroom@DominionPost.com The WVU Rec Center opened its doors Wednesday — and will each Wednesday indefinitely — […]
EMS director to work with VFDs on state compliance
Concerns crop up after rescinded memo issued last weekend A now rescinded memo from the West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services sowed a bit of chaos in the fire […]
Kingwood makes progress on acquiring roads, delays garbage rate increase
KINGWOOD — The state is working with Kingwood to return control of some streets to the city, the mayor said this week. Last month, council voted to petition the State […]
Resident can’t make sense of DOH’s choices for paving roads
KINGWOOD — A resident of northern Preston County told Preston commissioners Tuesday that he doesn’t understand how the state decides which roads to pave. Larry Kisner lives on Route 5, […]
Interim police chief says discussions have strayed well beyond department ‘review’
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Interim Police Chief Eric Powell is not in an enviable position. He admits as much. Simultaneously: He’s a candidate to be chief after 22 years with the […]
Salango goes after Justice on roads prior to tour of Monongalia County
MORGANTOWN — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ben Salango traveled a selection of Monongalia County’s roads on Monday at the invite of Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom. While the condition of the […]
Interchange from industrial park to I-79 can benefit many
West Virginia University Hospitals do a lot of laundry — most, if not all, in a 40,000-square-foot facility in the Morgantown Industrial Park. Republic Services hauls countless tons of trash […]
Demolition begins at Maplewood Cemetery
Work begins to tear down house owned by city KINGWOOD — Demolition began Thursday on the city owned house at the Maplewood Cemetery in Kingwood. City council decided it was […]
