MORGANTOWN — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has opened for public comment a request by Lake Lynn Generation to lower its seasonal minimal Cheat Lake reservoir level by three feet. Lake Lynn told FERC that its hydroelectric project tailrace and reservoir dissolved oxygen levels ...
If current estimates hold, Cheat Lake customers of the Morgantown Utility Board are likely looking at a sewer rate increase of approximately 91% as part of the utility’s Cheat Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion project. MUB General Manager Mike McNulty explained as much to ...
According to a 2023 report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the frequency, duration and intensity of heat waves have increased dramatically in recent decades, and 2023 was globally the warmest year on record. As temperatures rise, so have cases of heat-related veterinary visits, ...
Umbrella Arts will host its second showcase Sunday at the Terrace Event Center at West Virginia Botanic Gardens. Doors will open at 2 p.m. The showcase features performances in dance, theater arts and musical theater as well as a gallery of student artwork and creative ...
It is a testament to the Scott’s Run Settlement House’s success that it has grown beyond what its 100-year home can accommodate — and that people don’t want to see it leave. There’s the Scott’s Run Settlement House the nonprofit organization (SRSH) and Scott’s Run Settlement ...
In 1922, Scott’s Run Settlement House (SRSH) was chartered to serve a massive influx of immigrants relocating to Osage for mining jobs. Over the next 100 years, the mission expanded, focusing on food insecurity -- not just in the Osage area, but across Monongalia County. Today, the ...