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A look back at what got the town talking in 2018

Haymaker Forest, riverfront revitalization, cherry trees, deputy mayor drama and city boards and commissions all got people talking about Morgantown City Council in 2018. In the woods Morgantown City Council indefinitely postponed the second reading of a highly controversial $5.2 million ...

How to dispose your Christmas tree after the holidays

MORGANTOWN — After the holidays, the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA) said instead of throwing your real Christmas tree in the trash or setting it on the curb, consider other options. “The best way to avoid a mess removing your tree is to place a plastic tree bag (available ...

ALDI interested in opening store in Sabraton

MORGANTOWN — Grocery chain ALDI is interested in bringing a store to Sabraton, but it is not yet known whether it plans to relocate one of its two existing Morgantown stores or open a third. According to a legal advertisement that ran in The Dominion Post, ALDI Inc. has three items on the ...

Bowl loss stings WVU fans after high expectations in 2018

MORGANTOWN — A season that started with championship aspirations and Heisman hopes ended Friday night in Orlando with a 34-18 loss to former Big East foe Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl. After a back-and-forth first half, the Orange outscored WVU 17-0 in the fourth quarter to end the ...

Indiana Jones to close run of ‘must see’ films at the Metropolitan Theatre

MORGANTOWN — Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Indiana Jones — classic film franchises given a one-night-only revival in Morgantown’s historic Metropolitan Theatre. Theatre Manager Joe Kaehler said the theatre filled some open evenings this holiday season with “movies you have to see, or see again, on the big screen.” This initial test run ends Saturday evening, when the theatre screens the Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford classic, Raiders of the Lost Ark, at 7 p.m. “This has been kind of a test thing. The city manager and I talked about it and said, ‘you know what, ...