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Morgantown City Council accepting applicants for 7th Ward opening

MORGANTOWN – Morgantown City Council is initiating steps to appoint a new 7th Ward representative following the recent announcement that Brian Butcher intends to vacate the seat in the coming weeks. According to a press release issued Tuesday, the body is accepting applications from ...

Westover Council talks pump station delay, approves deer hunt

WESTOVER – Since early April, Westover City Council has been told the $2.9 million project to replace the city’s Dunkard Avenue lift station was on the verge of completion. On Monday, the body learned the project could very well run into October after Thrasher Group’s Casey Young said he’s now “hoping” Green River Group can get the remaining work wrapped up in two months. Young said that’s largely dependent on when the contractor can return to the site. Once the project is complete, Westover and the Morgantown Utility Board will finalize the process of conveying the ...

Second man facing charges for destruction of county’s Flock Safety camera

MORGANTOWN – According to a press release issued Tuesday morning by Rosnick Law, the firm is representing a West Virginia University student charged with the destruction of a Flock Safety camera. A case number included with the release indicates that Illia Petrov, 20, pleaded not guilty in ...

Red Bull Chariot Race coming to downtown Morgantown

MORGANTOWN - In January, the city of Morgantown confirmed it was finalizing details with Red Bull and others to bring back the Motown Throwdown back to downtown Morgantown. The popular annual snowboarding and skiing skills exhibition brought Red Bull-branded high times to High Street each ...

Annual Back to School Bash Saturday at Mon County Center

MORGANTOWN – Mary Beth Selby jokes that employees at Walmart and other local retailers probably have her on a list of some description. After all, not everybody makes a habit of rolling up to the checkout lane with shopping carts piled full of backpacks, markers, paper and colored ...