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$1.8M in repairs needed for downtown parking garage

During a recent report to Morgantown City Council, Parking Authority Executive Director Dana McKenzie said the University Avenue parking garage needs $1.8 million in repairs. McKenzie explained a recent assessment by engineering firm GAI Consultants revealed the need for slab work on ...

1 remains positive for virus at Sundale

MORGANTOWN- The medical director of Sundale Rehabilitation and Long Term Care in Morgantown said Wednesday only one of its residents remains positive for COVID-19. According to Carl Shrader, who is also a WVU Medicine physician, the 83-year-old female resident is asymptomatic and first ...

Construction begins on 8th Street

MORGANTOWN - Motorists can expect delays on Kingwood Street and 8th Street as Dominion Energy upgrades gas pipelines in the area. Construction on 8th Street, between Grant Avenue and University Avenue, is expected to last through June 9. Construction on Kingwood Street, between ...

Westwood Middle School principal named Principal of the Year

A middle school principal, as any middle school principal will attest, has to spend lots of time doing lots of things — all at once. That’s why John Conrad, who is the principal of Westwood Middle School, kept apologizing, and cross-talking, into his cellphone on the next-to-the-last day of school last week. While simultaneously communicating through a mask, at the proper social distance. “I’m sorry, what were you asking? It’s a little crazy right now.”“No, hold up, buddy. You still need to sign.”“OK, I guess that’s everything.”“Hey, I miss you guys, ...

Furloughs begin for 875 WVU employees

Furloughs for 875 West Virginia University employees in Morgantown and at branch campuses in Keyser and Beckley begin today, according to numbers provided by WVU to The Dominion Post. The furloughs, announced earlier this month by WVU, are an effort by the university to ease the impact of ...