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		<title>Marion BOE bids farewell to retiring member Boyles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/18/marion-boe-bids-farewell-to-retiring-member-boyles/">Marion BOE bids farewell to retiring member Boyles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>East End Village project needs to align financing &#8216;or radically change&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/18/east-end-village-project-needs-to-align-financing-or-radically-change/">East End Village project needs to align financing &#8216;or radically change&#8217;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Skylar&#8217;s dad Dave Neese talks about grief and possible parole of those convicted in his daughter&#8217;s death</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/13/skylars-dad-dave-neese-talks-about-grief-and-possible-parole-of-those-convicted-in-his-daughters-death/">Skylar&#8217;s dad Dave Neese talks about grief and possible parole of those convicted in his daughter&#8217;s death</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>City&#8217;s land reuse agency preparing to market lower Greenmont property</title>
		<link>https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/13/citys-land-reuse-agency-preparing-to-market-lower-greenmont-property/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/13/citys-land-reuse-agency-preparing-to-market-lower-greenmont-property/">City&#8217;s land reuse agency preparing to market lower Greenmont property</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>MUB approves utility budgets totaling $45 million for 2027 fiscal year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN –&#160; The Morgantown Utility Board on Tuesday approved its operating budgets for the 2027 fiscal year, which begins July 1. The budgets anticipate total revenues of $45,082,362 spread across [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>LATEST: Several Transported to Hospitals After Tent Is Swept Down Hill in Granville</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 23:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>UPDATE: West Virginia University Athletics issued a statement Saturday confirming that an event tent at an adjacent parking lot was blown over by heavy winds during a weather delay in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/06/latest-several-transported-to-hospitals-after-tent-is-swept-down-hill-in-granville/">LATEST: Several Transported to Hospitals After Tent Is Swept Down Hill in Granville</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Westover Council denies zoning change request following public outcry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>WESTOVER – Having heard from more than a dozen residents in recent weeks – the overwhelming majority of which own property on Savannah Street and Florida Avenue – Westover City [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/02/westover-council-denies-zoning-change-request-following-public-outcry/">Westover Council denies zoning change request following public outcry</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Greene County man killed by falling rock in mine accident</title>
		<link>https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/20/greene-county-man-killed-by-falling-rock-in-mine-accident/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A Pennsylvania man was killed by falling rock in a mine accident Tuesday night. Zachary Wolfe, 34, of Rices Landing, died in the 10 p.m. accident at the Bailey Mine [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/20/greene-county-man-killed-by-falling-rock-in-mine-accident/">Greene County man killed by falling rock in mine accident</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Preston High School announces student dies in wreck</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>DPNews@DominionPost.com Preston County Schools posted on Facebook on Sunday afternoon to announce the death of a high school student over the weekend.It reads:“Message to the Preston High School Community: We [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/17/prestonhigh-school-announces-student-dies-in-wreck/">Preston High School announces student dies in wreck</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Kingwood VFD gets $8,000 for water rescue equipment</title>
		<link>https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/07/kingwood-vfd-gets-8000-for-water-rescue-equipment/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>By Jeniffer Graham For the Dominion Post KINGWOOD – Senators Randy Smith and Jay Taylor presented Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ethan Rouzee with an $8,000 check Tuesday. According to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/07/kingwood-vfd-gets-8000-for-water-rescue-equipment/">Kingwood VFD gets $8,000 for water rescue equipment</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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