MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Water Research Institute is looking to partner with Friends of Deckers Creek and BOPARC on a fecal coliform abatement project focusing on runoff from Stanley’s […]
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Joseph Nevera trial gets underway today
MORGANTOWN – Arguments will begin today in Monongalia County Circuit Court in the case against Joseph Nevera, 52, of Morgantown, who was charged with first-degree murder after his former girlfriend […]
Longtime educator and folklorist receives Fairmont Arts and Humanities recognition
FAIRMONT – For more than 50 years, Judy Prozzillo Byers has been collecting and sharing stories – from across town and across oceans. The Fairmont Arts and Humanities Commission honored […]
Safety law before federal court has led to four tickets since October 2023
MORGANTOWN – Currently the subject of a federal class action lawsuit, Monongalia County’s Pedestrian and Vehicle Safety Ordinance has resulted in a total of four tickets and four written warnings […]
Rodney Pyles dies: Former lawmaker lauded for community service
MORGANTOWN – Looking back, Rodney Pyles said he was probably preordained for public service. After all, he said, political discourse ruled in the house he grew up in on Wiles […]
Greenspace for Greenmont: Vision of creekside park taking shape
MORGANTOWN – “We’ve kind of got a little bit of everything,” Greenmont Neighborhood Association Co-chair Hilary Woodrum said of Morgantown’s original neighborhood. It’s a difficult point to refute. Greenmont is […]
Main Street Fairmont announces 2026 Hometown Market schedule
FAIRMONT – Main Street Fairmont’s 2026 Hometown Market series will feature everything from danceable tunes and vine-ripened tomatoes – to celebrations of heritage and diversity of place in the present […]
BOPARC approves $9 million budget, reflecting use of sales tax reserves
MORGANTOWN – Morgantown’s Board of Parks and Recreation on Wednesday approved a $9,036,993 budget for the upcoming 2027 fiscal year. That number represents a significant reduction over the previous three […]
Parks loom large in city council sales tax allocation debate
MORGANTOWN – Should Morgantown City Council remove the restrictions on spending tied to the city’s 1% sales tax? If you’re representing the interests of BOPARC, the answer to that question […]
Annual ‘Kickin’ it for Katy’ suicide prevention 5K is April 25 at Fairmont State
FAIRMONT – Kaitlynn Jade “Katy” Newbraugh, by the accounting of all who knew her, was a top-achieving kid who liked to watch out for her family, her neighbors and the […]
