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Morgantown Ward & Boundary Commission fine-tuning map recommendations

MORGANTOWN – Every two years, sometime between March and May, the Morgantown Ward & Boundary Commission commences its efforts to equalize the city’s seven wards. It must submit a report outlining its recommended changes, or a recommendation of no change, to Morgantown City Council by Oct. ...

Data centers in Monongalia County unlikely

MORGANTOWN- Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced the “West Virginia Responsible Data Center Distribution Plan,” a 20-year development strategy for the expansion of data centers across the state, in early August. The plan was introduced by the West Virginia Department of Commerce and outlines ...

County commission guarantees payment for Exit 155 design work

MORGANTOWN – HDR, the firm working on the planning and design of the $135 million redesign of I-79 Exit 155, has a Sept. 1 deadline to deliver plans and designs for phase 1 of the project. According to a letter approved by the Monongalia County Commission, the global company also has ...

Road condition of concern for Von Street residents

KINGWOOD – A small delegation arrived at this week's Kingwood City Council meeting with questions about Von Street. Diana Clark said she purchased a home on the street where her daughter currently lives. Clark said the graveled road was not maintained and cars with low clearance had trouble navigating the street due to water runoff from Maplewood Cemetery. Von Street is an undedicated street that city officials said has to be brought up to a certain standard before it can be “taken in by the city.” Von Street sits directly adjacent to the cemetery. To reach Von Street from the ...

Hill rises to police chief in Granville

GRANVILLE – Brian Hill got up Wednesday morning, put on his Granville police uniform and went in to work just like he did Tuesday morning. The only difference was his new title. He went from deputy chief to chief. At Tuesday evening’s Granville Town Council meeting, Mayor Patricia Lewis ...

Stepping closer to Star City sidewalks

STAR CITY – Town council is a few weeks away from putting out to bid a project that will replace sidewalks along one side of University Avenue. Bobby Doyle, Star City’s building code official, said the project will cover about 1,000 square yards of sidewalks from the area near St. Mary ...