The Public Service Commission of West Virginia on Monday signed off on an agreement that gives operational control of Westover’s sanitary sewer utility to the Morgantown Utility Board. The […]
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Students linked to online threats are now being held accountable, state says
“Dozens” of students charged in a spate of online threats delivered to several schools in West Virginia last month are now facing consequences going well beyond a trip to the […]
One killed in Hartman Run Road wreck
One person is dead following a wreck Tuesday morning on Hartman Run Road. According to a press release from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were dispatched for a call […]
Cheat Lake Marina files for temporary restraining order against Lake Lynn Generation to prevent lowering Cheat Lake level
MORGANTOWN – The recent rains have raised the level of Cheat Lake back above the minimum required by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. But Marina 1 LLC – one of […]
New election schedule, manager residency among potential charter changes
MORGANTOWN — Moving the city’s election in line with the May primary and easing the residency requirement for the city manager position are among a half-dozen city charter changes scheduled […]
Good prognosis: MedEd medical training program enters its second year in county schools
Alex, an outwardly genial 66-year-old wearing a ballcap emblazoned with the “M” of Morgantown High School, was reclining on an exam table one morning, politely considering every medical query tossed […]
Everyone needs a rock sometimes
A couple of months ago, my dad mentioned he missed seeing those colorful, decorated rocks that began popping up in random places during the pandemic. Fueled, I suppose, by more […]
A life of service, and he’s not done yet: Francis Dalton turns 103
The interaction only lasted a few seconds, but it seemed like forever. It was near the end of the fighting in the Pacific in World War II. The Philippines. The […]
WV Pawpaw Festival draws hundreds to celebrate the flavors of fall in Appalachia
Saturday afternoon at the WVU Core Arboretum, leaves of orange and brown crunched underfoot, and the scent of fried dough carried on a warm, slightly overcast breeze — a clear […]
City hopes to unlock the potential of lower Greenmont
MORGANTOWN — Potential. It’s a double-edged sword of a word. To say something has potential, good or bad, is to simultaneously see the vision of what could be and […]
