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Lake Lynn Generation receives several agency OKs to lower level of Cheat Lake

MORGANTOWN – Lake Lynn Generation has received OK's from several government agencies for its proposal to lower the level of Cheat Lake by 3 feet to mitigate reduced dissolved oxygen levels. The company submitted the agency communications to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which ...

IV infusions on the go with Almost Heaven Mobile Hydration

While IV hydration was once relegated to hospitals, an increasing number of “drip bars” are opening across the country. In these establishments, individuals can receive IVs of vitamins and minerals or select medications to boost health, speed recovery from illnesses or athletic training and increase energy levels.  The IV hydration therapy industry is growing, spurred in part by a healthy dose of anecdotal evidence popping up on celebrity social media accounts. In 2023, a report by Allied Market Research valued the market at $2.3 billion and projected it would reach $4.9 ...

Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power see solar net-metering customer growth

MORGANTOWN – We recently reported on the significant growth of net-metering customers for FirstEnergy's West Virginia sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison. AEP's West Virginia sisters Appalachian Power (APCo) and Wheeling Power released their numbers this week, and they also have seen more ...

The Brew Pub is back: Previous owners reopen bar

Local microbrewery fans were devastated this March when The Morgantown Brewing Company on University Avenue closed. Notably, that space building housed the first brew pub in West Virginia. The One Onion Brewery opened there in 1992, shortly after state legislation passed that allowed small ...

United Bankshares announces earnings for 2nd quarter, 1st half of 2024

United Bankshares Inc. recently reported earnings for the second quarter of 2024 of $96.5 million, or 71 cents per share.   Second quarter of 2024 results produced annualized returns on average assets, average equity and average tangible equity, of 1.32%, 7.99% and 13.12%, ...