The historic Scott’s Run Settlement House in Osage is all decked out for Christmas, and the countdown is on to the 2nd Annual Fill a Home for Christmas fundraiser to […]
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Sheriff, county commission defend implementation of Flock cameras
MORGANTOWN – “We take pictures of license plates. We use those for crimes.” That, Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes said Wednesday, is the extent of the function and use of […]
August site visit to determine immediate future of Emmett Drive
GRANVILLE — It looks as if Emmett Drive, the popular shortcut from University Town Centre Drive down to Monongahela Boulevard, will remain closed into early August at least. The road […]
Foreclosure forcing housing program out of West Run Road facility
MORGANTOWN – Fallout from Bartlett Housing Solutions’ 2024 financial collapse continues. The West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness has been informed it must vacate the facility at 10 West Run […]
NWS confirms ‘weak’ tornado in outlying Marion County
FAIRMONT – A number of trees were damaged and felled when a tornado briefly touched down in the Bunner’s Ridge area near Fairmont on Monday evening, authorities said. Chris McIntire, […]
‘He was there for everybody’: Paul Martinelli remembered for his dedication to WVU
MORGANTOWN – Call it the Paul Martinelli catechism. A three-point primer, if you will, of getting it done and helping people, in the workplace and in life. No. 1: If […]
Marion BOE bids farewell to retiring member Boyles
FAIRMONT – There were two George Boyles answering roll at Monday’s meeting of the Marion County Board of Education. The present-day George Boyles wielded the gavel one final time as […]
East End Village project needs to align financing ‘or radically change’
MORGANTOWN – Six years ago, the Monongalia County Development Authority financed $11.8 million to purchase 10 acres of property for redevelopment on the doorstep of downtown Morgantown along Richwood Avenue. […]
Skylar’s dad Dave Neese talks about grief and possible parole of those convicted in his daughter’s death
MORGANTOWN – On a February day back in 1996, Dave Neese’s eyes welled, as he regarded his newborn daughter with a whisper and awe. “Hey, baby girl,” he said, gently […]
City’s land reuse agency preparing to market lower Greenmont property
MORGANTOWN – For more than two years now, the Morgantown Land Reuse and Preservation Agency has largely focused its efforts on acquiring property along Pennsylvania Avenue in lower Greenmont. It’s […]
