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$9.7M will support affordable housing in West Virginia

Bartlett House in Morgantown and North Central WV Community Action in Kingwood are among more than a dozen housing agencies across the state to be awarded money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support quality, affordable housing for all West Virginians. The Bartlett House will receive $355,624, North Central WV Community Action will get while $106,540.U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Tuesday that $9,755,284 funding will bolster community-based efforts to address homelessness by helping connect ...

Hagans community comes to Mon Commission with internet request

MORGANTOWN — Hawkins Run Road resident Tamara Cline is afraid she’s about to win a $20 bet. That was her wager when she learned from a neighbor that Comcast would consider extending high-speed internet into her rural community under the right conditions. “I bet $20 it wasn’t ...

New venture in former co-op space aims to nourish through art

For years, Morgantown-area residents have been able to find many kinds of nourishment at 131 Pleasant St. For years, the space was occupied by Adventure’s Edge, an outdoor outfitter that could be said to help nourish bodies and spirits through movement and connecting with the outdoors. More recently, the historic brick row building was the home of Mountain People’s Cooperative, a sorely missed natural and organic food market that closed due to financial difficulties in December 2021. Over the last few months, 131 Pleasant St. has welcomed people seeking nourishment of the soul ...

Senate sends outdoor alcohol area, health care, education bills to House

MORGANTOWN — Monday's state Senate actions included booze, health care and schools. SB 534 began as a cleanup bill for some liquor legislation passed last year, but grew in committee and in Senate floor amendments into a tourism and economic development bill. Senators adopted a ...