There’s no denying Morgantown becomes much quieter in the summer. With public schools out and most university students gone for the summer, the city almost seems like it’s gone into […]
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BOPARC, Mylan Park initiating ice arena projects
MORGANTOWN — About two months after ballooning costs and public pushback prompted an 11th-hour decision to bail on a $15 million overhaul of the Morgantown Ice Arena, BOPARC is back […]
Morgantown Blades capture PAHL championship after season of adversity
MORGANTOWN — If the movie “The Mighty Ducks” had been set in West Virginia, you wouldn’t need long to find the ideal candidates to play the roles of the underdog, […]
Morgantown Ice Arena project bids rejected; Mylan Park takes the ice
MORGANTOWN — BOPARC’s Morgantown Ice Arena project as currently presented is off. Mylan Park is getting into the ice business. Those were the two major takeaways from a brief special […]
Lost season would have been ‘catastrophic’ for Morgantown hockey
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Blades 12-and-under hockey team took the ice at the Morgantown Ice Arena Saturday morning with a chance to move into first place in their division in […]
MUB ready to begin filling 370 million-gallon reservoir
MORGANTOWN — A $50 million project originally envisioned more than 60 years ago has entered its final phase. Morgantown Utility Board Spokesman Chris Dale said the 70-foot-tall, 450-foot-long, 850-foot-wide earthen […]
Morgantown hockey community voices displeasure with ice arena plan
MORGANTOWN — What happens when 100 hockey players, parents, coaches and supporters turn up to a Morgantown City Council meeting in a room with a 40-person capacity? They have to […]
Gritstone could become public recreation amenity
At the beginning of November, the pandemic claimed — though belatedly — another local business. Gritstone Climbing + Fitness was foreclosed upon, and at the end of November, the business […]
Selin: Refreshing to have the means and will to make recreation improvements
MORGANTOWN — In June 2018, BOPARC leadership came before Morgantown City Council to deliver some hard truths about the city’s park system. Executive Director Melissa Wiles and Assistant Director Marissa […]
Morgantown, MUB ‘close’ on reservoir recreation
MORGANTOWN — It appears as if an agreement between the city of Morgantown and the Morgantown Utility Board outlining recreation at MUB’s Flegal Dam and Reservoir site is imminent. So […]
