WVU launches coronavirus website for students and the community

March 5, 2020

West Virginia University has launched an informational COVID-19 coronavirus website for students and the community, after fielding numerous questions from both about the virus. The website, coronavirus.wvu.edu, went live Thursday. It contains general information as well as links to more in-depth information for specific groups such as students, faculty and the greater Morgantown community. “There was no specific demand for the website,” said WVU spokesman John Bolt. “But, we were getting a lot of questions.” While no one in West Virginia has been diagnosed with ...

Senate passes several oil and gas economic development bills, including Hanshaw’s Impact Fund

March 5, 2020

CHARLESTON — The state Senate on Thursday passed a handful of bills promoting development of the oil and gas industry, the Appalachian Storage Hub and plugging abandoned gas wells. HB 4019 is one of two tax credit bills. This one is called the Downstream Natural Gas Manufacturing Investment ...

State trooper hit by man driving the wrong way on I-79

March 4, 2020

A West Virginia State Trooper and the man who was driving the wrong way on Interstate 79 are both unharmed following a head-on collision on Wednesday morning. James Davie, of Washington, Pa., got onto I-79 traveling north in the southbound lanes from either the Westover or Star City exit, according to Sgt. D. Barger of the West Virginia State Police. Davie, driving a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, then collided with a state police cruiser, which was traveling south towards Morgantown, Barger said. According to a 911 supervisor, the crash was reported at 7:16 a.m. Both the ...

County passes resolution in honor of the 19th Amendment’s anniversary

March 4, 2020

The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday passed a resolution declaring March “West Virginia Women in History Month” in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s ratification in West Virginia. On June 4, 1919, both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate passed the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote after more than 72 years of protest. Vicki Connor, representing the League of Women Voters and West Virginia Women Vote, said West Virginia ratified the amendment on March 10, 1920, becoming the 34th state to do so. Months later, ...

Granville plan gets public hearing

March 4, 2020

After a year of back and forth with the Monongalia County Commission — and vocal opposition from the town of Star City — the town of Granville could know the fate of its annexation efforts as soon as next week. During a public hearing held during Wednesday’s regular county commission meeting, Granville officials, including Mayor Patricia Lewis, Fire Chief Butch Renner and Police Chief Craig Corkrean, once again made the case for annexation. Unlike a 2017 expansion effort that was denied by the commission, this annexation by minor boundary adjustment includes only West ...

Final sendoff for longtime firefighter

March 4, 2020

Minutes after firefighters at Morgantown’s Northside Station sat down to eat wings and pizza in celebration of the retirement of 20-year veteran firefighter Tim Trentini, a smoke detector on Walnut Street sounded. Most of the building emptied, some firefighters finishing their slices ...