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Mountain Line to hold service elimination public hearings

Service on Routes 14 Mountain Heights and 15 Grafton Road will be eliminated beginning Jan. 15, 2024. Service is now being provided by the RideMon service. Mountain Line’s Micro Transit service called RideMon is available to the residents in the areas of Routes 14 and 15. Riders within the zone are able to request a trip by using the RideMon Mobile App from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. An accessible vehicle will pick them up from their requested location and will connect the rider to one of three locations with high frequency service. These three locations are ...

Touch-a-Truck one of several events slated to raise awareness, show support

The City of Morgantown has several events planned to mark Municipal Government Week, held during the third week of October. On Tuesday, students at Eastwood Elementary had an opportunity to explore all sorts of official vehicles during the city’s Touch-a-Truck event. Vehicles included ...

AAA: This is peak time of year for deer collisions

The average insurance damage claim for a deer collision is on the rise. Cooler weather and shorter days mean more deer are now crossing roadways. The number of deer-vehicle collisions increases during October and peaks in November and December. AAA East Central cautions motorists to be especially vigilant on the road to avoid costly and potentially dangerous crashes. “More collisions between vehicles and deer occur now than any other time of the year,” Jonathon King, vice president of Insurance sales, AAA East Central, said. “One of our top claims as winter approaches is ...

BOPARC showing love to lodge atop Dorsey’s Knob

MORGANTOWN -- After 20 years as the backdrop for weddings, reunions, football weekends and memories of all kinds, BOPARC is making its lodge atop Dorsey’s Knob the center of some much-needed attention.  The lodge near Sky Rock and its panoramic view of the Monongahela River ...

Low-sensory nights at local mini-golf course allow everyone to join the Halloween fun

A local miniature golf course will cut back on its usual bells and whistles to welcome those who may not be comfortable in an unpredictable environment for “low-sensory night.”  Dr. Matt Tolliver, owner of Cryptid Mountain Mini Golf at 950 Parkway Drive in Morgantown, said after working as a school counselor for 13 years, he knew there was a need for fun activities for individuals who have sensory sensitivities, such as those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who are sensitive to things like noise, colors and sounds.  “As a school counselor, I worked with ...

From South America to North Carolina

BY ALISE CHAFFINS When Joe Troop spent more than a decade in South America, he didn’t realize that his future bandmate was there as well. But when Larry Bellorin was forced to seek asylum from his home in Monagas, Venezuela, and found work in North Carolina, the two would find each other and form the duo Larry & Joe. On Sunday, they will be performing at Mountain Stage here in Morgantown. Troop is a grammy-nominated musician out of North Carolina who grew up learning Appalachian folk music and old-time music. He formed what he called a “Latingrass” band, Che ...