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WVU crowns homecoming king and queen

MORGANTOWN — A week of homecoming activities at WVU culminated Saturday, with the crowning of Douglas Ernest Jr. and Kendra Lobban as the 2018 king and queen. The announcement was made during the half-time ceremony at Saturday’s homecoming football game against Kansas. Selected by ...

Agriculture strategy to be discussed at the Core Community Center

MORGANTOWN — The Core Community Center is the only meeting scheduled locally for residents wanting to help develop strategies over five years that could shape the future of agriculture in West Virginia, according to a press release from the West Virginia Conservation Agency. Based on survey results from more than 500 stakeholders, the West Virginia Agricultural Advisory Board identified eight key opportunity areas to consider. They are: Increasing access to farmland through preservation, restoration and affordability; increasing agritourism; boosting the pool of qualified farm ...

DOH fears I-79 interchange won’t be able to handle traffic

MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) is considering substantial changes to the two-year-old I-79 interchange (Exit 153), between the University Town Centre and hundreds of acres of ongoing development. DOH Spokesman Brent Walker told The Dominion Post the scale of the development under way by WestRidge Inc. has division officials concerned the roundabout located at the exit won’t be able to handle the increase in traffic once all the construction is complete. “The modifications are being made to accommodate the traffic from the additional development in the ...

WVU women’s soccer team drops first ever Big 12 home game

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – No. 16 West Virginia had not lost a home Big 12 match in six-plus seasons, but its failure to clear a free kick ricocheting in the box led to a golden goal by No. 24 Baylor and a 1-0 upset Friday night. In the 95th minute Camryn Wendlandt buried her shot in the left ...