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MPO seeks input from community on enhancing pedestrian, bike safety

MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization and WVU are ready to take action to better protect pedestrians and bikers, but first they want to hear from the public. Nearly one year after the death of Leah Berhanu in an auto-pedestrian accident, the MPO will be ...

Brandon Knapper comes up huge in West Virginia’s win over Oklahoma

MORGANTOWN — Save for one hot shooting night against Baylor, Brandon Knapper was nearly 0-for-January. “Really, the whole season, I’ve had my ups and downs,” the former South Charleston standout said. Knapper's February got off to one heck of a start Saturday, as the freshman ...

Statistical data a key in promoting Morgantown, North Central West Virginia

MORGANTOWN — When corporate real estate departments need a quick assessment of a potential location, one of the statistics they most often look at is the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), defined as a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Christopher Wilbert, who spends his days selling the greater Morgantown area to potential businesses and employers for Premier Commercial Real Estate Services, said Morgantown's current MSA — Monongalia and Preston counties — is not only a hindrance to growth ...

Green Team tracking city efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions

MORGANTOWN — In the wake of the White House’s decision to pull the United States out of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, Morgantown became one of hundreds of cities that resolved to uphold the spirit of the worldwide pact aimed at lowering greenhouse gas emissions. To that end, council adopted a resolution joining the National Mayors Climate Agenda in August of 2017, As part of the Morgantown Green Team’s 2018 Annual Report, James Kotcon, Morgantown Green Team energy chair, offered some direction in how Morgantown City Council can live up to its promise to reduce greenhouse gas ...

Rashean Lynn commits to West Virginia

MORGANTOWN — Neal Brown picked up his first commitment from a high school player when defensive back Rashean Lynn announced Friday. Lynn, a 6-foot-5, 184-pound safety from Cocoa, Fla., was recruited as a receiver by several programs, but liked what the Mountaineers had to offer him on the ...