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Ride on water: Jazzy’s Hydrobikes offers fun new way to explore

The Morgantown area offers many unique activities for outdoor enthusiasts. In recent years, Jazzy’s Hydrobikes joined the roster, allowing residents and visitors alike to explore Morgantown’s waterways in an inventive mode of transport — the Hydrobike.   Pedal-powered watercraft have been around for over a century and have taken many forms over the years. The Hydrobike brand was founded by Ray Buresch of Minnesota in 1990 and is currently found in over 70 countries worldwide. Buresch’s version of the contraption resembles a traditional bicycle frame grafted onto a ...

Business owners advocate for northern route for Corridor H

A coalition of 32 business owners from the small rural towns of Thomas and Davis in West Virginia have come together to advocate for the northern alignment of the proposed Corridor H highway section from Parsons to Davis, a move they believe is crucial to preserving the community’s integrity and local economy. In a letter addressed to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the business owners expressed their concerns about the currently recommended southern alignment (ROPA) for the 10-mile stretch of Corridor H between Parsons and Davis. The group ...

Signature McDonald’s sandwich — with a north-central West Virginia connection

FAIRMONT — This is the fast-food jingle you know, even if you don’t know it. “Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame-seed bun …” It was the musical recipe for the Big Mac, the multi-decker sandwich sensation from the McDonald's ad campaign that went viral in 1974 — or, what passed for viral 50 years ago — when the commercials featuring it were unleashed on TV and radio. Kids sang the jingle on the playground at recess. Their moms and dads did the same (tried to, anyway) at the McDonald's counter, where, if they could ...

Morgantown Council finalizes vape shop zoning restrictions

MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown has seen its last tobacco and vape shop open downtown, at least for the foreseeable future.  More than a month after its June 4 first reading, Morgantown City Council has adopted a zoning text amendment creating the “smoke shop/tobacco store” use ...