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DOH seeking places to dump fill dirt from ditches in Preston County

KINGWOOD – The State Division of Highways (DOH) is taking applications from people willing to accept tons of fill dirt recovered as roadside ditches are cleaned. And the Preston County Commission has applications to accept the dirt on its web site, prestoncountywv.gov, and at its ...

Morgantown Area Partnership may have new director soon

MORGANTOWN — The effort to combine four entities tasked with fostering investment and development in the greater Morgantown area continues. The Morgantown Area Partnership is the umbrella entity under which the Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce, Monongalia County Development Authority, ...

MicroGenesis provides locally grown microgreens

WESTOVER — Just across the Monongahela River in Westover, Jordon Masters, a native to the state, has been working on what he believes will be a game changer for the Appalachian community. MicroGenesis was founded by Masters after he won the business plan competition hosted by WVU in 2015. ...

Trinity girls set to face Magnolia to start Class A state tournament

CHARLESTON — Of the eight teams in this year’s Class A state tournament, seven are returning for at least a second straight year. The only change is the No. 8 seed, which is occupied by Midland Trail (19-6) and last year belonged to Charleston Catholic. The reward for the Patriots is ...

Westover moves to annex almost 400 acres

WESTOVER — Westover’s council took the first official step to again expand its borders by annexing almost 400 acres including West Ridge at its regular meeting Monday night. The proposed annexation will add 397.93 acres to Westover. The property stretches from mile marker 153 on ...

Reese Smith commits to West Virginia, first in 2020 class

MORGANTOWN — One of the first players offered a scholarship to West Virginia by new coach Neal Brown is also the first in the Class of 2020 to say yes to the Mountaineers. Wide receiver Reese Smith, a three-star wide receiver from Danville, Ky., offered a verbal commitment to West ...