MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Hmm, maybe it wasn’t such a good idea staging the cow-milking contest in front of Victoria’s Secret like that. Well, yeah, Harry Grandon II said with both a wince and a grin, but it did bring people out to the mall. Grandon, who spent 40 years bringing people ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club, which was ordered to close its doors last month, is slowly rehabbing its way back to its job description. Eric Murphy gave that update to the Mon County school board members Tuesday. Murphy, the club’s parent advocate, said morning and afternoon offerings are back in place for youngsters who attend Brookhaven, Mylan Park, Mountainview and Ridgedale elementary schools. For a while this summer, parents and other caregivers weren’t so sure. Nor was the Monongalia County Board of Education. That was after ...
By Chris Schulz & Suzanne Elliott Former Morgantown Mayor Frank Scafella has seen the good, the bad and the potential of the greater Morgantown area. As an undergraduate at West Virginia University in the 1960s, Scafella took advantage of the abundant cheap student housing on Willey ...
External funding for research and other sponsored programs at West Virginia University totaled $181.4 million this past fiscal year, a university record that bucks a downward trend seeing higher ed grappling with dwindling resources. “Our record-breaking numbers reflect the commitment of our faculty, staff and partners to continue elevating the research profile of West Virginia University,” Vice President for Research Fred King said when announcing the latest numbers. “The ability of the university community to attract such a volume of research dollars is one definitive ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s One Stop Business Portal will soon be getting a little bigger. On Friday, the state Division of Labor said the online portal — dubbed the Business Startup Wizard — will be updated so business owners can register with the state to pay fees and file annual reports. The portal, first announced in February, will also be able to accept new contractor license applications as well as other license renewals. “Our division has accepted renewal applications and electronic payments via our website for several years, and the opportunity to ...
The buzzing of tattoo machines will fill the Grand Exhibit Hall of the Morgantown Event Center at Waterfront Place this weekend as the 7th annual West Virginia Tattoo Expo returns to Morgantown. “We’ve held it here every year. Everybody’s excited to be back here,” said event ...
