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WVU agrees to buy steam from plant on Beechurst Avenue

The West Virginia Board of Governors agreed Friday at a special meeting to amend its agreement with Morgantown Energy Associates to buy steam from its plant on Beechurst Avenue. The move was made in response to the plant beginning the process of converting from a coal-fired facility to one that runs on natural gas, a conversion that will save WVU a still unspecified amount of money, said Rob Alsop, WVU’s vice president for Strategic Initiatives. The university’s current agreement expires April 2027. MEA will continue using the coal-fired boilers to supply steam to the university ...

DOH workers begin paving project on Stewart Street

State Division of Highways workers prepared a portion of Stewart Street to be re-paved Thursday, shutting down one lane near Shorty Anderson’s Auto Service. The section of the road has proved especially problematic for drivers because of its worsening condition combined with winter weather.

Company looks to restore Hotel Morgan back to its former grandeur

A Mississippi development company with hotels, restaurants, condominiums, retail offices and apartment communities and town homes across the country purchased the historic Hotel Morgan in downtown Morgantown. Ike Thrash, founding partner and managing director of Thrash Group, based in ...

MORGANTOWN -- A bill to limit cities’ ability to annex territory by minor boundary adjustment cleared the Senate Government Organization Committee on Thursday and heads to the Senate floor. SB 209 began as an outright ban on this type of annexation but morphed into a restricted approach after input from various stakeholders, including the Municipal League. The committee began looking at a revised version of the bill on Tuesday but paused when meeting time ran out. Committee staff held additional stakeholder talks and put before the senators a further revised version on Thursday. ...

Go Red for Women at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital

The American Heart Association and the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute welcomed employees to participate in a “Go Red for Women” photoshoot Wednesday in the main lobby of J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. The photo is to be used on billboards. The American Heart Association’s ...

Candidate filings from Wednesday

Candidate filings These candidates filed for federal and state office on Wednesday. House of Representatives 1st District: David McKinley, Republican, incumbent, Wheeling Auditor JB McCuskey, Republican, incumbent, Charleston Agriculture commissioner Roy Ramey, Republican, Lesage House of Delegates 50th District: Michael Angelucci, Democrat, incumbent, Farmington Darton McIntire, Republican, Mannington