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Morgantown City Council accepting applicants for 7th Ward opening

MORGANTOWN – Morgantown City Council is initiating steps to appoint a new 7th Ward representative following the recent announcement that Brian Butcher intends to vacate the seat in the coming weeks. According to a press release issued Tuesday, the body is accepting applications from ...

Westover Council talks pump station delay, approves deer hunt

WESTOVER – Since early April, Westover City Council has been told the $2.9 million project to replace the city’s Dunkard Avenue lift station was on the verge of completion. On Monday, the body learned the project could very well run into October after Thrasher Group’s Casey Young said he’s now “hoping” Green River Group can get the remaining work wrapped up in two months. Young said that’s largely dependent on when the contractor can return to the site. Once the project is complete, Westover and the Morgantown Utility Board will finalize the process of conveying the ...

Commission compares carryover, jail bill

MORGANTOWN – When the Monongalia County Commission approved its Fiscal Year 2027 budget in March, the $44 million spending plan anticipated $10 million would be carried over from FY 2026. That number ended up being $8,926,606 – a difference of $1,073,140 to be pulled from the county’s ...

Morgantown paving picks up after project delayed in 2025

MORGANTOWN – Between the delayed 2025 paving project currently in progress and the 2026 contract recently approved by Morgantown City Council, the city is looking to resurface more than 11 miles of municipal-owned streets this calendar year. In November, council approved a $955,938 contract ...

WVU Medicine gives county $9 million to support public health efforts

MORGANTOWN – In May, following years of on-and-off negotiations between Monongalia County and WVU Medicine regarding the health system’s acquisition of the Monongalia County Health Department property, the two sides finalized the details of a $6 million transaction making it official. On ...

West Run zoning map amendment approved by county commission

MORGANTOWN – Contrary to the recommendations of both the Monongalia County Planning Commission and the West Virginia Division of Highways, the Monongalia County Commission approved an amendment to the West Run Planning District Zoning Map for seven parcels near the intersection of West Run ...