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Old Stone House: Service League wraps up 23-24 year of giving

The Service League of Morgantown, known for owning and running The Old Stone House gift shop, 313 Chestnut St., in downtown, has completed a record-breaking year of charitable giving. The League’s Charity Partners program pairs local nonprofits with weeks through the fall and holiday season, traditionally the busiest time of year at the Old Stone House, and then donates to each of them 10% of the organization’s assigned week ’s profit at the gift shop. For the 2023 holiday season, the League donated a total of $5,065 to the chosen 16 charities. Charity Partners begins in ...

Pollinator Project plans plant sale for for April 20 at Mylan Park

They fly, buzz, creep and flutter, always in a quest for a meal —a bite here, a sip there. They’re pollinators, nature ’s workforce carrying pollen from one plant to another. But many of them are in trouble. The Morgantown North Rotary Pollinator Project launches April 20 with a Pollinator Plant Sale from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Mylan Park, lower level, next to the Operation Welcome Home greenhouse. There will be perennials grown by Shields Herb and Flower Farm and annuals from the Clay-Battelle High School greenhouse. All plants will be suitable for the pollinators in this ...

Service club supports Aspire

Aspire Services Center, a private, not-for-profit at Haz el’s House of Hope in Morgantown, provides a structured and stable environment for adults with a focus on veterans recovering from the disease of addiction. The program enables personal growth, a foundation of development for ...

Community & Diversity Day

The Hazel & J.W. Ruby Communitiy Center at Mylan Park took on a very cosmopolitan air Saturday as people gathered to celebrate cultures from around the world. The First Energy Foundation Community and Diversity Day ran from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the center, featuring games, cultural exhibitions, a scavenger hunt, international activities, crafts, music from around the globe and more. Participants could also see demonstrations and listen to presentations on a number of diversity and inclusivity-related topics, including fostering understanding across cultures, prejudice and bias ...

DOH says nobody working specifically for Monongalia County

MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia Division of Highways says there is nobody working for District 4 specifically tasked with addressing issues in Monongalia County.   Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom disagrees.  The Dominion Post reached out to the DOH earlier this week ...

2nd West Virginia Tattoo Expo spring edition set to ink Morgantown

Tattoo enthusiasts and artists are gearing up for the inaugural Spring West Virginia Tattoo Expo April 19-21 at the Marriott Hotel at Waterfront Place Hotel in the Morgantown Event Center. The Spring Expo complements the highly anticipated 10th Annual West Virginia Tattoo Expo, scheduled ...