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Commission approves emergency request to move polling site

MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved an emergency request to change the polling location for Precinct 30 ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. The planned voting location for the precinct was the Marilla Center, located in BOPARC’s Marilla Park. Shortly ...

County working to answer Flock contract request

MORGANTOWN – Where’s the contract? It’s a question that’s been asked time and again during the months of public pushback following the Monongalia County Commission’s November 2025 decision to utilize up to $180,000 in directly allocated opioid settlement money for the placement of ...

Clerk’s office marking Monongalia County’s semiquincentennial

MORGANTOWN – On Oct. 9, 1776 – just over three months after the Second Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, and some 86 years before West Virginia achieved statehood – the Virginia General Assembly passed an act subdividing the District of West ...

‘I love my neighborhood’: Taylor appointed to 7th Ward seat

MORGANTOWN – “Honestly, my only thought was I love my neighborhood, and I want to represent it.” Gail Taylor, who was appointed to Morgantown City Council’s vacant 7th Ward seat Tuesday evening in a 5-0 vote, said she didn’t have immediate plans to enter the world of local politics, ...

Star City sidewalk improvements underway

STAR CITY – Motorists making their way through Star City on University Avenue have seen the evidence of sidewalk improvements being made. Lakecrest Construction has been working on the ADA ramps on the sidewalks from the area near St. Mary Roman Catholic Church to Boyers Avenue. Tuesday ...

DeFelice lays out timeline for MCHD relocation

MORGANTOWN – With a July 1, 2027 deadline looming for the Monongalia County Health Department to be out of its current facilities and moved into its new home at White Birch Towers, time is of the essence. That window tightens considerably when you consider the estimated $10 million ...