MORGANTOWN — If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try, try again. Morgantown City Councilor Danielle Trumble said she would like to see the legislature take up the state’s PODA, or Private Outdoor Designated Area, law in special session to make a change lawmakers thought they ...
MORGANTOWN — As Monongalia County’s director of parks and recreation, J.R. Petsko knows just about every square foot of Camp Muffly, Chestnut Ridge and Mason-Dixon Historical Park. Admittedly, he’s far-less knowledgeable when it comes to making those spaces as welcoming as possible ...
Heavy rains have made their way through the region during the past few days, dousing the area with an average of 2 inches of rain and causing severe flooding in several locations. The conditions have led to road and school closures throughout the area. “We’ve seen and have reports of ...
Forget baseball and that old poem about a young man’s fancy that you read in eighth grade English. When it’s springtime around here — that can only mean one thing. Strawberries. The 2024 edition of the strawberry sale for the Morgantown High School Foundation is quickly growing ...
The Women’s Giving Circle of North Central West Virginia (WGC), a component fund of Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia Inc. (YCF), will host its annual Spring Bash from 2:30-4:30 p.m. April 28 at the Silo in the Square in Granville. The event is open to all women who would like to learn about the WGC and how to get involved in a community of thoughtful, effective women philanthropists. In addition to informal networking, the event will include a panel discussion with the WGC’s most recent grant recipients. Attendees will hear about the impact WGC grants are ...
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK Homeless individuals living along 18th Street, across from the Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center in Wheeling, have until this afternoon to move to a new exempted site. The new site, located off the maintenance trail along Wheeling Creek, is owned by the City of Wheeling. The former site was owned by the state. Mark Phillips, executive director of Catholic Charities West Virginia, said there are challenges that come with the new location now that their Neighborhood Center is further away. “It’s not under cover and there’s not an immediate access ...
