Preston manufacturer makes voluntary site cleanup plan with DEP

October 22, 2018

MORGANTOWN -- A Preston County fiberglass filtration manufacturer has entered into a voluntary agreement with the state Department of Environmental Protection to undertake an environmental cleanup of its 12-acre site. Superior Reedsville Filtration, also known as Superior Fibers, is based in Reedsville. The site has housed various manufacturers since the 1930s, DEP said, including furniture, wooden aircraft components during World War II, brass plumbing foundry and, since 1978, fiberglass filtration materials and products. DEP said contaminants of potential concern consist of ...

Personal Rapid Transit cram continues tradition of Mountaineer Week at West Virginia

October 22, 2018

If you’re a WVU student or alumnus, you know how catching the Personal Rapid Transit can be. Waiting at the platform then squeezing your way onto the car, hopefully getting a coveted seat before it takes off down the tracks. A PRT car is reported to carry 16 people comfortably, but in the ...

Volunteers work on Star City Riverfront

October 22, 2018

STAR CITY — The Star City Riverfront looks a little different than it did last week. Volunteers from Dominion Energy and the Morgantown North Rotary Club knocked out two big improvement projects – installing riprap and staining a gazebo, picnic shelter, bench and dock. Riprap is large ...

Justice says Loughry should resign; not yet ready to call special session to reconsider impeachment

October 22, 2018

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said Monday convicted Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry should resign. But Justice continued, he is not yet ready to call a special session for the Legislature to reconsider impeachment articles after a court ruling that threw the process up in the ...

More than 30 cars were broken into at the WVU College of Law parking lot

October 22, 2018

More than 30 cars had their windows broken and items taken early Saturday morning. The thief or thieves broke windows on 33 or 34 cars parked at the area 200 parking lot, by the WVU College of Law, WVU spokesperson April Kaul said. She said the break-ins occurred between 3-6 ...

WVU Interfraternity Council members launch fall recruitment period in new pilot program

October 22, 2018

MORGANTOWN – WVU is offering members in good standing of the Interfraternity Council (IFC) a second recruitment period to run Wednesday through Nov. 16. It’s a pilot program developed by IFC students, WVU President Gordon Gee said in a release.  “I firmly believe this will benefit ...