The Star City municipal building didn’t open for business on Monday. It didn’t have electricity. In fact, the entirety of Star City remained without power as of Monday afternoon, more […]
Tag: Brad Riffee
New city manager to start at $175,000
MORGANTOWN — Incoming City Manager Jamie Miller will begin employment with the city of Morgantown no later than June 23 and will start with a base annual salary of $175,000. […]
Bids opened for next phase of runway extension project
MORGANTOWN — The years-long project to extend the Morgantown Municipal Airport’s runway by 1,001 feet continues to roll forward. On Tuesday, Morgantown City Council approved the placement of just over […]
City, county respond to damning report on area road conditions
MORGANTOWN — It would have been easy to say, “We told you so.” Members of the Monongalia County Commission chose not to do so Wednesday when asked about recently released […]
Morgantown to consider municipal identification program
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Communications Director Brad Riffee stood before Morgantown City Council Tuesday evening and laid out the concept behind what he believes would be the first municipal identification program […]
Years later, state fixing sales tax maps
MORGANTOWN – Have businesses across West Virginia been collecting sales taxes for municipalities they’re not located in? The answer to that question is almost certainly yes. Evidence shows it’s been […]
Lawsuit: City failed to stop sexual harassment
MORGANTOWN — A lawsuit filed Jan.30 in Monongalia County Circuit Court claims the city of Morgantown failed to take “meaningful corrective action” to stop sexual harassment in its engineering and […]
Funding in place, work begins on Morgantown Public Works garage
MORGANTOWN — In 2022, Morgantown City Council voted unanimously to convey ownership of city hall, the public works garage and Norwood fire station to the Morgantown Building Commission in exchange […]
Wintry January pushes city’s public works crews
MORGANTOWN — Depending on who you’re asking, there is currently little to no freezing rain, snow or arctic temperatures in Morgantown’s seven-day forecast. It’s a bit of a departure from […]
Morgantown Council to consider $3.3 million for city insurance plan
MORGANTOWN — As part of its first meeting in 2025, Morgantown City Council will consider a transfer of funds in support of the city’s self-funded insurance plan. According to information […]
