Your Community Foundation accepting scholarship applications, due March 25

January 26, 2019

Scholarship applications are being accepted for the 2019-’20 year through Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc. According to a recent press release, YCF says it oversees 38 diverse scholarship funds primarily to benefit students in north-central West Virginia. Scholarship applications are due March 25, and recipients are announced in May. Two new scholarships are available for the first time in 2019, the release stated. The North Elementary Scholarship is for high school graduates who completed fifth grade at North Elementary School and exhibit academic ...

Volunteers build barred owl a home of his own

January 26, 2019

MORGANTOWN — In combined efforts between The Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia (ACCA) and Americorps, volunteers braved the brisk winter cold to build an enclosure for a barred owl who is looking to move into educational programming with the non-profit. Katie Fallon, one of the ...

Churches band together to break silence for victims of clergy sexual abuse

January 26, 2019

MORGANTOWN — “We will not let this culture of abuse continue to be swept under the rug, silenced, and ignored. We will not stand silent.” That was the opening proclamation Saturday at the Morgantown Farmer’s Market where members from several Catholic churches in the area came ...

MUB: Any recreational use of reservoir site would be BOPARC’s initiative

January 26, 2019

MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) is not opposed to recreation on and around the Flegal Dam and Reservoir, but it will not spend project money on those amenities or lead the effort to implement them. These were among the points raised during a recent discussion of the ...

MUB offers updates on reservoir, treatment plant projects

January 25, 2019

MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) General Manager Tim Ball recently offered updates on a number of the utility’s ongoing projects, including the construction of the George B. Flegal Dam and Reservoir and upgrades to the utility’s wastewater treatment plant. As for the ...

A sampling of bills introduced Jan. 25

January 25, 2019

CHARLESTON – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 25. Monongalia-Preston-Marion-area lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 426, to the Road Maintenance Program for each district to contract with private contractors to perform certain road maintenance activities in each district. Sen. Dave Sypolt, R-Preston, lead sponsor. SB 427, to include emergency response vehicles in the single-fee program for EZ Pass transponders. Sypolt, lead sponsor. SB 429, to allow voters who register in person at the office of the county clerk to register and vote during early ...