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

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

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

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

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 ...

COVID-19 linked to lower gas prices

Gas prices dipped below $2 a gallon in Marshall County and are hovering just over $2 a gallon in the Morgantown area. And those prices could fall even further in the coming weeks because of coronavirus fears. GasBuddy.com, a phone app that tracks gas prices around the world, said Tuesday the cheapest pump prices in Monongalia County — $2.01 — could be found at Circle K stores on Earl L. Core Road, near Summer School Road, and on University Avenue, just outside Star City. Not far behind was Sam’s Club in Granville at $2.02 a gallon, and the Circle K at 170 Holland Ave. ...

Aull About History 2 – Morgantown on the Rise

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