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Claim your handprints from Star City park

STAR CITY – A 21-year-old playground in Star City is getting a facelift and the town is looking for area adults who may have lent their handprints to the original design. Standing in the heart of Edith Barill Riverfront Park, Tug Boat Depot was built in 2005 through the help of Morgantown ...

Praise, concerns pour in for repeal of power plant emissions rules

CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s political leaders were quick to praise a move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll back Biden-era rules limiting emissions by electric power plants in the state and across the nation, though advocates for clean air warned about the health ...

Morgantown business owners named in sweep targeting COVID-era grant fraud

MORGANTOWN – Two Morgantown business owners have been named by law enforcement in a national sweep targeting COVID-era loan fraud. On Tuesday, the Northern District of West Virginia announced the sentencing and plea agreement as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice ...

WVU BOG initiates new Health Sciences Center building project

MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia University Board of Governors has taken an initial step toward the construction of a new Health Sciences Center education building. During its Sept. 11 meeting, the board approved a project budget for the design phases of what’s anticipated to be a 120,000 ...

WVU College of Law Class of 2026 establishes fund at YCF

MORGANTOWN – Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia Inc. announces the establishment of the Jennifer Powell Book Fund, a new endowment created to support West Virginia University College of Law students. Established through YCF as the Class Gift of the WVU College of Law ...