MORGANTOWN — Granville Mayor Patty Lewis and Star City Mayor Sharon Doyle said Wednesday they were caught off guard by public comments from Morgantown Deputy Mayor Brian Butcher regarding support […]
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High water mark: BOPARC pools see 219% increase in 2025
MORGANTOWN — It likely doesn’t come as much of a surprise that BOPARC saw a dramatic jump in visitors during the recently completed pool season. After all, the city’s park […]
Housing authority: Need far outpaces resources
MORGANTOWN — “There’s going to come a day …” Fairmont Morgantown Housing Authority Executive Director Christal Crouso recently told Morgantown City Council, “when I’m going to need you all to […]
‘Cities helping cities’: Morgantown to host WV Municipal League
MORGANTOWN — Every three years, the opening days of August mark a municipal migration to Morgantown. So it will be next week as the University City once again plays host […]
City, county leaders tout positive working relationship
MORGANTOWN — It takes a couple minutes to walk from Morgantown City Hall to the Monongalia County Courthouse, but there have been times when leadership within the two buildings seemed […]
Can council repeal the city’s camping ban?
MORGANTOWN — Now that a new lineup has been sworn in, could Morgantown City Council simply repeal the camping ban ordinance upheld by the city’s voters on April 29? Technically, […]
Council splits 4-3, selects Trumble over Abu-Ghannam for mayor
MORGANTOWN — If there were lingering questions about whether the city’s April election would shift the dynamics within Morgantown City Council, they were answered in about 75 seconds Tuesday evening. […]
Sunny days ahead: BOPARC opens new Marilla Pool with ‘first splash’
MORGANTOWN — Clouds are primarily composed of water — and yet they hate a pool party. Everybody knows it. But now they’ve gone too far. In a truly pathetic display, […]
Advocacy group says camping ban outcome ‘political violence’
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Coalition for Housing Action — the group that organized a successful repeal petition to force Morgantown’s camping ban ordinance onto Tuesday’s municipal ballot — said the end […]
Has Morgantown conducted its last standalone election?
MORGANTOWN — The current iteration of the Morgantown City Charter was approved April 29, 1977. Among the municipal powers and responsibilities outlined in the document are details explaining exactly when […]
