MORGANTOWN — The kids of Mountaineer Area RoboticS, or MARS, are great at two things — spreading the gospel of STEM and building some really cool stuff. Three things, actually, […]
Local Government
Urban archery hunt under new leadership for 2019 harvest
MORGANTOWN — Eight years, 794 deer, 7,235 pounds of donated venison, zero incidents. For Rick Bebout and Paul Crumrine — respectively the former and current organizers of Morgantown’s annual urban […]
Preston County offices working on cyber security
KINGWOOD — County offices in Preston passed the first cyber security test with good marks, County Network Specialist William “Biff” Armstrong reported Monday. County commissioners earlier agreed to pay IT […]
MUB gets green light from DEP on White Park pipeline after soil tests
MORGANTOWN — The office in charge of environmental remediation with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has given the Morgantown Utility Board the green light to proceed with a […]
City does not intend to review candidate petition question
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Communications Manager Andrew Stacy said the city does not intend to further review city council candidate nominating petitions in light of concerns raised by a write-in candidate […]
City, agency moving forward with acquisition of 430 Spruce Street
MORGANTOWN — Looking to accommodate the relocation of personnel during ongoing renovations of the Morgantown Public Safety Building, address substantial space constraints in city hall and create a revenue stream […]
Delegates call for West Virginia to adopt ‘red flag’ laws
Shortly before Sen. Joe Manchin talked with the press about federal gun-safety legislation, Delegates Barbara Evans Fleischauer and John Doyle issued their own release calling for a West Virginia “red […]
Morrisey seeks dismissal of domestic violence shelters’ suit challenging parking lot gun bill
MORGANTOWN — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has moved to dismiss the federal lawsuit filed against the state by a coalition of domestic violence organizations seeking to have the parking lot […]
Newburg concerned that acid mine drainage may enter lake
NEWBURG – Water pollution and acid mine drainage were the main topics of discussion at the Tuesday meeting of Newburg Council. Mayor Edgar Fortney said during a recent visit to […]
Commission approves funds for Valley View Avenue work
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission made its contribution to the resurfacing of Valley View Avenue official on Wednesday, approving $17,690. Valley View connects to Willowdale Road across from Milan […]
