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Four levy renewals and the BOE’s Renaissance Academy seek ballot access

MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission has ballot language for the renewal of four excess levies and a new bond levy for the Monongalia County Board of Education slated to be part of the May 14 primary election.  Were all five to pass, it would represent a total of 15.1 cents ...

Mon County Solid Waste Authority Calendar Contest winners announced

Last year the Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority (MCSWA) introduced a Reduce Waste initiative. The initiative included the 2023 “Take the Reduce Waste Pledge,” with 58 residents participating, began with two articles about “12 Tips to Reduce Waste Going to the Landfill” and ...

Public hearing over bill that could criminalize library content brings out books

The first speaker at a public hearing on opening West Virginia’s obscenity laws to prosecution of library representatives read right away from a book describing oral sex, and that set a tone for the House Chamber discussion of what is or isn’t appropriate material. “This is for our 12, 13 and 14-year old children in our middle schools,” said speaker Elisa Payne. “Our society is morally bankrupt if we allow children access to this obscenity in our schools. We are not banning or burning; we are protecting.” The public hearing in the House of Delegates was occurring ...

Junius Lewis: ‘Make sure it’s a good voice’

Junius Lewis was taking those auditorium steps three at a time as he strode through an audience of appreciative students Wednesday morning at South Middle School. “Hold up, hold up,” the Morgantown minister and former WVU star called over the happy din, as he carried a cordless ...

Chestnut Ridge tubing hill opens to snowy success

MORGANTOWN — It was an uphill climb to be sure, but the Chestnut Ridge Park tubing hill opened to the public for the first time this past weekend.  By all accounts, it was a hit.  Monongalia County Director of Parks and Recreation J.R. Petsko said a total of 270 people ...