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It's fun to fix up the YMCA

Groups work to restore old building to its former glory By Jana Mackin Newsroom@DominionPost.com  For decades, the old YMCA building has loomed over downtown Fairmont as an edifice of neglect. While some saw it as a burden best razed to the ground, others, preservationists and ...

Northern rail-trail opening celebrated

by Aldona Bird Newsroom@DominionPost.com KINGWOOD —   Saturday afternoon, Preston County community members gathered at the new West Virginia Northern Rail-Trail Gateway, across from the Craig Civic Center in Kingwood, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a walk on the newly ...

Ten-year plan looks at new $72M facility

Would you pay $72 million for a new school? That’s what Monongalia County’s Board of Education would like to know, since the pitch will be made in the near future, with the goal of welcoming students over the next 10 years. The above-mentioned number with the dollar sign and ...

End Goal in Sight

No firm opening date for Preston County Youth Center, but aiming for end of year REEDSVILLE — A firm opening date has not yet been set for the  Preston County Youth Center (PCYC), but the target date is by the end of the year. “We hope to have kids in by the end of December,” ...

Finishing Touches

On Wednesday, a worker (above) at the Hotel Morgan paints window trim while  finishing upgrades to the  exterior of the High Street building. The 8-floor hotel will have a two-story ballroom that can accommodate more than 200 people, 81 refinished guest rooms and two suites, a ...

Valley HealthCare breaks ground on $7 million expansion

FAIRMONT – Valley HealthCare System announced plans for a $7 million, three-building expansion that will provide additional beds for its addiction treatment programs it has been running out of Fairmont for the last 35 years. Gerry Schmidt, Valley’s chief operations officer, said there ...