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DOH public meeting set for today for new Mon River bridge

BY MIKE NOLTING The state Division of Highways will hold a public meeting regarding the proposed bridge over the Monongahela River to the Morgantown Industrial Park today. DOH Chief Development Engineer Jason Foster said the meeting will be from 5-8 p.m. at Westwood Middle ...

Monongahela Conservation District local work group meets May 15

Conservation programs, incentives will be discussed The Monongahela Conservation District, in cooperation with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will hold a local work group meeting to discuss conservation programs for 2024-25 and provide guidance for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. May 15 at Monongahela USDA Service Center, 201 Scott Avenue, Morgantown. The local work group includes representatives from cooperating federal, state and local conservation organizations and is open to all farmers, ...

StoryFest shares magic of storytelling

Library System presented StoryFest, a new event dedicated to bringing the community together through the magic of storytelling, Saturday at the Spruce Street Pavilion, 400 Spruce St. and the Morgantown Public Library, 373 Spruce St. Event organizer and library clerk Abby Cyphert said ...

Pierpont culinary instructors earn professional certification

Two of Pierpont Community and Technical College’s culinary instructors — Sara Feltz and Anthony Anobile — have passed their Certified Executive Chef® (CEC®) exams to earn certification through the American Culinary Federation (ACF). To apply to become a CEC®, individuals must have ...

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 ...