MORGANTOWN – In March, the Morgantown Municipal Airport runway extension project surpassed five years under construction. It’s a notable anniversary as the city initially expected the whole thing would be […]
Tag: congressionally directed spending
Capito announces $38 million in funding for WVU initiatives
DPNews@DominionPost.com Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, has announced Congressionally Directed Spending allocations from the U.S. […]
Hope and change: New management, facility upgrades underway at Hazel’s House of Hope
MORGANTOWN – There are major changes coming to Hazel’s House of Hope – the hotel-turned social services hub at 20 Scott Ave. Some of them are already there. Physically, more […]
Greenmont greenspace: Funds funneled to neighborhood park
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown is utilizing federal funding sources to continue revitalization efforts in lower Greenmont. Between American Rescue Plan Act dollars already allocated and largely spent, a […]
Status of 2024 earmarks uncertain
MORGANTOWN — The continuing resolution signed into law this past week averted a government shutdown, but may have closed the door on a number of projects across West Virginia. As […]
Capito: 2025 earmarks gone with spending bill
MORGANTOWN — If your community is expecting big money from Washington for your favorite project, it may be time to move on. There’s a good chance it’s not coming. Senator […]
City receives $2 million for lower Greenmont revitalization efforts
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown’s effort to revitalize a portion of its oldest neighborhood is getting a significant boost from Washington. The city will receive a $2 million congressionally […]
WVU dental school recieves $12.6M federal grant for improvements; alumni raise $900K to rename orthodontic clinic for longtime department chair
MORGANTOWN – WVU is receiving $12.6 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand and renovate its dental school and consolidate all postgraduate programs on the […]
Capito secures funds for substance use treatment, family services
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced five funding […]
New WVU robotics engineering program scores $1 million NASA grant
MORGANTOWN – WVU’s new robotics engineering program is slated to receive a $1 million NASA grant. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin separately announced the funding, obtained by them […]












