MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown is asking Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito to provide a major shot in the arm for the Morgantown Municipal Airport runway extension project. The city is requesting $45.5 million in earmarks, or congressionally directed spending, from ...
LAVISTA — The little Fayette County community of Lavista looks nothing like it did just before a tornado tore through it late Tuesday afternoon. Lifelong Lavista resident Lisa Carte told MetroNews there was a warning on her phone at around 4:30 p.m., she heard her adult son — who lives next door — scream, and then the tornado arrived. She had intended to get to her son’s basement but she didn’t make it. “The warning went off, he looked up and he seen it coming. So they grabbed their kids and went to the basement but by the time I got to my front door I could hear ...
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 ...
