MORGANTOWN — Of its anticipated $14,361,209 budget for the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal year, the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners anticipates $8.4 million will come by way of sales tax […]
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Morgantown Council members take police review board to task
MORGANTOWN – Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board Chairman Richard Burks stood before Morgantown City Council this week to deliver the board’s mandatory annual report. He ended up on […]
Project Rainbow to take on daytime shelter staffing
MORGANTOWN — While the Catholic Charities’ emergency overnight warming shelter at Hazel’s House of Hope has been open every night since Dec. 11, the question of where individuals can go […]
Fly Robot: City airport turning to autonomous grounds crew
MORGANTOWN — The robogoats are coming!! Morgantown City Council has approved a three-year agreement with a Nashville-based company, My Goat, to provide an initial fleet of 12 autonomous mowers (goats) […]
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 […]
Construction looms as Morgantown Ice Arena season ends Feb. 2
MORGANTOWN — If you’re hoping to lace up the skates another time or two this winter, time is running short. The 46-year old Morgantown Ice Arena closes Feb. 2, at […]
City could face ‘tough decision’ about self-funded insurance plan
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Finance Director Jonathan Fergison said the next six months or so will likely determine the fate of the city’s self-funded insurance plan. A historically high number of […]
Pension tension: City leadership nearing a decision on unfunded promises
MORGANTOWN — While nearly every city in West Virginia has already taken the police and fire pension funding lifelines first offered by the West Virginia Legislature in 2010 (Optional I) […]
Morgantown voters will get the final word on camping ban
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown’s voters will get the final say on whether the city’s camping ban ordinance ever takes effect. In its first meeting since a petition calling for the law’s […]
Council clashes over ward boundary changes
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Councilor Brian Butcher didn’t hold back Tuesday evening when addressing the body’s 4-3 vote to reject the recommendations of the city’s ward and boundary commission. “Terribly […]
