MORGANTOWN — Residents in approximately three dozen homes in the Morgans Run Road area along Cheat Lake have spent years purchasing, collecting and hauling water due to low-producing wells plagued […]
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Mon Commission grappling with soaring insurance costs
MORGANTOWN — “This is just not sustainable.” Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom lamented that the annual increases in the cost of group employee health insurance is on a trajectory that […]
Biaforas, Lake Lynn Generation await judge’s decision on next step in Cheat Lake drought lawsuit
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Both sides in the Biafora family business dispute with Lake Lynn Generation following last summer’s drought await a federal judge’s decision: whether the case might be dismissed, […]
Tree of Knowledge: Fairmont State receives Division of Forestry grant for planting project
FAIRMONT – Don’t call it “landscaping.” Fairmont State University last week received a grant from the West Virginia Division of Forestry, which it will use for a tree-planting project on […]
Granville holds final standalone election
The town of Granville conducted its final standalone municipal election on Tuesday before joining the county-run primary ballot in May. According to unofficial results, 50 votes were cast. The five […]
Partnerships part of the state’s plan to address future road projects
MORGANTOWN – The words “partners” and “partnerships” were repeated time and again Monday as Gov. Patrick Morrisey laid out foundational changes in how the state is going to address roads […]
Local lakes and rivers become anglers’ summer dream
MORGANTOWN — With the start of summer right around the corner, anglers are more likely to be out and about trying to catch their trophy fish.The Morgantown area offers a […]
Immobile home: WVDOT gives owner time to move structure from side of road
MORGANTOWN — For the past several weeks, a mobile home has sat unattended alongside the intersection of Grafton Road and Scott Avenue, causing a potential road hazard to motorists traveling […]
Morrisey: Massive culture change needed on roads
BRIDGEPORT – Broken roads. Broken bridges, Broken system. Broke. Gov. Patrick Morrisey traveled to the heart of road condition discontent on Monday to announce what he’s calling a “massive culture […]
Iconic wetland now under Nature Conservancy protection
CANAAN VALLEY — Nestled between a pair of iconic Mountain State areas — the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge and the Monongahela National Forest — lies a vast bog brimming […]
