MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia University partnered with its southern counterpart, Marshall University, along with West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission to host an opioid summit Tuesday at the WVU Coliseum, an event attended by 7,000 area high school students. “We ...
An environmental study is underway ahead of a project that will dramatically alter the flow of traffic on Beechurst Avenue, particularly at its intersection with Campus Drive. Speaking with members of The Dominion Post Editorial Board, Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Director Bill Austin said the improvements will run from Campus Drive to Fayette Street. Included in the work, which is estimated at $11.5 million and slated for the 2022 construction season, will be right turn lanes from Beechurst onto Campus and from Campus onto Beechurst. “The other ...
CHARLESTON — With an initial contract almost up for Fairmont State University President Mirta Martin, eyes are focused on a special meeting set for Monday. The meeting has gotten attention because the next regularly scheduled gathering of Fairmont State’s governing board is in mid-October. The official description of the special meeting says “actions emanating from Executive Session, if any, include possible discussion and potential action relating to the contract renewal for the president of the University.” So far, there’s been little elaboration on what that means. ...
Saturdays at the Scott’s Run Museum in Osage are the days friends gather. This Saturday was a bit different, as the museum hosted and held the Scott’s Run Street Fair. Mary Jane Coulter said the street fair has been going on since 1994. “Sometimes it’s bigger than others. Last year we had a huge turnout,” said Coulter. Coulter, who is the executive director of the museum, said Scott’s Run has a significant heartbeat and a love that runs deep for the community. “We are unfortunately in this bowl now because of I-79. All the houses on Osage Hill, I think there’s three ...
KINGWOOD — Rain and road repair on Tunnelton Street didn’t discourage e-recyclers Saturday. Cars lined up by 7:30 a.m., and by 8 a.m., county residents lined East Price Street, waiting to recycle their electronics. Preston County Administrator Shannon Wolfe said more than 50,000 pounds ...
The head of the West Virginia University Foundation told the Board of Governors on Friday it would like to have $2 billion in assets and raise $200 million annually. “We can become a $2 billion organization,” Cindi Roth, president and CEO of the WVU Foundation, said during the meeting. The foundation has assets of $1.6 billion and has surpassed the $135 million fundraising mark each of the last three years and four of the last five. “We have high aspirations,” said WVU President Gordon Gee. In other matters, Provost Maryanne Reed said the retention rate of first-time freshmen ...
