MORGANTOWN — The months-long saga of the White Park water line appears to be over. The end result of more than a month of contentious negotiations — conducted at least […]
Local Government
County commission gets invite to Charleston from DOH brass
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission will get the audience with West Virginia Division of Highways brass that it’s been asking for. During Wednesday’s regular commission meeting, Commissioner Ed Hawkins […]
Fate of four-year levies will be decided by voters in 2020 primary
MORGANTOWN — County residents will decide the fate of the four existing excess levies — plus any additional levies to receive ballot access — when they hit the polls for […]
Parks and trails levy funding short for ice arena project
After recently coming before Monongalia County Commission, Melissa Wiles, executive director of BOPARC, and Ryan Hess, of Mills Group, came before Morgantown City Council as a whole Tuesday to lay […]
PSD 1 gets water from new line
KINGWOOD — Public Service District 1 has begun drawing water from the Blue and Green Holes, Preston commissioners said Monday. Commission President Dave Price said the district installed the six-inch […]
Mileground widening project ‘essentially halted’ by property acquisition issues
MORGANTOWN — This time last year, a press release issued by Governor Jim Justice’s office said construction on the Mileground widening project could be expected in spring 2019. The long-discussed […]
KFVD offers to give city South Price Street
KINGWOOD — The Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department is offering to give South Price Street to the city. At this week’s meeting, Mayor Jean Guillot said the department offered to give […]
Funds to be diverted to old Woodburn School for accessibility improvements
The city of Morgantown is reprogramming Community Development Block Grant funds from 2017 and 2018 to help fund just under $700,000 in accessibility improvements to the old Woodburn School building. […]
City says water line delays fall on MUB, but an agreement can still be reached
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown said the initial public backlash and subsequent delay in constructing a raw water pipeline through White Park was brought on by a lack of […]
President Trump speaks at Shale Insight Conference in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — President Donald Trump energized a crowd of boisterous supporters Wednesday afternoon — delivering the keynote address for the 2019 Shale Insight Conference. Flanked by several dozen oil and […]
