MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown collected more than $10 million in sales taxes in the current fiscal year. It’s the first time collections have reached eight […]
Tag: Bill Kawecki
Has Morgantown conducted its last standalone election?
MORGANTOWN — The current iteration of the Morgantown City Charter was approved April 29, 1977. Among the municipal powers and responsibilities outlined in the document are details […]
Morgantown voices opposition to Moore’s Stop CCP VISAs Act
MORGANTOWN – Morgantown City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution opposing the Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act – also known as […]
Morgantown Council members take police review board to task
MORGANTOWN – Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board Chairman Richard Burks stood before Morgantown City Council this week to deliver the board’s mandatory annual report. He […]
Very cold and very wet: A West Virginia pothole story
MORGANTOWN — It’s been wetter than normal. It’s been colder than normal. And if that’s not depressing enough on its own, those are the exact conditions necessary […]
Kawecki will not seek a sixth council term in city’s 2nd Ward
MORGANTOWN — With a brief, eight-word statement at the end of Tuesday’s Morgantown City Council meeting, longtime 2nd Ward Councilor Bill Kawecki officially ended any speculation about […]
Morgantown’s 2025 city election season underway, almost
MORGANTOWN — Monday was supposed to mark the official opening of Morgantown’s 2025 election season. Then it started snowing, and, like a lot of things in this […]
Study to decide fate of coveted pedestrian connection
MORGANTOWN – A pedestrian bridge spanning Don Knotts Boulevard would create a safe, direct connection between a significant portion of the city’s population and both the riverfront […]
Morgantown voters will get the final word on camping ban
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown’s voters will get the final say on whether the city’s camping ban ordinance ever takes effect. In its first meeting since a petition calling […]
Council clashes over ward boundary changes
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Councilor Brian Butcher didn’t hold back Tuesday evening when addressing the body’s 4-3 vote to reject the recommendations of the city’s ward and […]
