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Window to the past: Garlow Building project uncovers original glass

MORGANTOWN – Scott Frederick was pulling tiles from a drop ceiling on the ground floor of the historic Garlow Building earlier this week when an unexpected discovery stopped him in his tracks. Sitting just above the main storefront windows along the building’s High Street facade, a wide ...

Bloom pushes meeting for ‘large’ counties, hints at action on jail bills

MORGANTOWN – “It’s not one size fits all.” Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom said that when it comes to West Virginia’s 55 counties, the needs and priorities of the state’s largest counties are vastly different than those of its smallest. Bloom recently reached out ...

5,041 days of reading in two months: Marion County summer program digs in

FAIRMONT – Larissa Cason is a page-turner from way back. Science fiction and historical fiction, too. Biographies. Memoirs. The most serious, non-fiction works out there – balanced with the most fun, romance paperback you’ll ever break the spine on during your next beach vacation. ...

Bench trial in county safety ordinance lawsuit moved

MORGANTOWN – A new trial date has been set in the federal class action lawsuit challenging Monongalia County’s Pedestrian and Vehicle Safety Ordinance. The bench trial before West Virginia Northern District Chief Judge Thomas Kleeh was originally scheduled for Aug. 17. Kleeh issued an ...