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32nd Annual Day of Caring brings volunteers together for special projects

The area’s largest single-day volunteer project is back on May 8. Each year, the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties partners with local nonprofit organizations to coordinate volunteer projects that will be completed on one special Day of Caring, which aims to bring people together to create positive change in the community. This year, which marks the 32nd anniversary of this event, is once again sponsored by Summit Community Bank and will feature many community volunteers working to tackle a variety of projects throughout Monongalia and Preston counties. These ...

Helping the food insecure

Representatives from more than a dozen local nonprofit organizations that serve people in need of food gathered Thursday morning for a discussion on how they can work together to better serve a growing food insecure population in Monongalia County. “Food insecurity is not just the ...

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 ...