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Commission says it needs details on Bartlett House situation

MORGANTOWN — Members of the Monongalia County Commission said Wednesday they are not comfortable providing a financial lifeline to Bartlett Housing Solutions until the agency opens up its books.  Commissioner Tom Bloom said he recently explained as much to Bartlett Housing Solutions ...

Bartlett Housing Solutions will fold without emergency assistance

MORGANTOWN — The financial situation facing Bartlett Housing Solutions is far more dire than anyone really knew — including, apparently, the nonprofit’s board of directors.  In an email sent to the Monongalia County Commission and the city of Morgantown, Board President Nick ...

West Virginia preservationalists honored at annual awards ceremony

The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia announced this year’s West Virginia Historic Preservation Awards at its annual awards banquet held recently at the historic Senator’s Mansion in Mannington.  Each year, the alliance presents awards that represent the most outstanding and exemplary historic preservation achievements around the Mountain State. It is the statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to historic preservation in the state. It administers the West Virginia Saving Historic Places Grants and the Preserve WV AmeriCorps National Service Initiative. For more ...

New sewer update draws questions from the community

KINGWOOD — Eight residents of the Cherry Ridge community showed up at a special meeting of the Kingwood Sanitary Sewer Board meeting Monday, saying they were not told the city was planning to extend its sewer system to include their community. “I’m here to find out what’s going on,” Joe Miller said. “I called to find out what was going on. We’ve had no information about what you are doing. You want an easement on my property — what kind of damage and what kind of cost are we going to get into?” Board member Randy Plum told Miller he should have been given a map ...

Celebrate National Historic Preservation Month with these fun activities

During May, Main Street Morgantown encourages the community to celebrate National Historic Preservation Month. The organization has planned events and activities to allow area residents to come together as communities across the country celebrate their heritage and preserve their ...