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StoryFest: Stories come to life in a fairytale forest

DPNews@DominionPost.com Morgantown -- The Morgantown Public Library System is proud to present StoryFest—a day of nonstop fun for people of all ages. Join us on Saturday, June 6 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Spruce Street Pavilion (located at 400 Spruce Street). Our festival celebrates ...

State’s first charter school holds first-ever graduation for its seniors

MORGANTOWN – Meet the trailblazers of West Virginia Academy.  There’s Katie Matala, who is bound for Coastal Carolina University, where she’ll train to be an elementary school teacher. And Drake Harper, a soon-to-be Brigham Young University student who will also go forth on a ...

County provides $125,000 to support Star City project along University Ave.

MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission has approved $125,000 to assist the town of Star City with a streetscape project along University Avenue. The commission said the funding will come from interest earned on the county’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation. “Those ...

Keeping time: Restored High Street post clock unveiled

MORGANTOWN – A lot of folks know Charles McEwuen, the proprietor of Tanner’s Alley Leather and Design Studio, as a keystone of Morgantown’s downtown business community for the last five decades. But few likely know he was once High Street’s unofficial timekeeper. The timely ...

Who is Earl L. Core? A look beyond the history books

It all started with a Google search. Looking up the address for the Dominion Post, I discovered the Morgantown-based newspaper was located on Earl L. Core Road. Certainly, when I arrived at my new workplace, I'd find out exactly who Dr. Core was. Not exactly. Sure, plenty of ...