WESTOVER – Senator Mike Oliverio, R-13th District, came before Westover City Council Monday evening with a $15,000 check in hand. It took the city about 10 minutes to spend it. […]
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MUB turning its focus to Patteson Drive section of Popenoe Run
MORGANTOWN – With the upper Popenoe Run restoration project largely in the rearview mirror, the Morgantown Utility Board is shifting its attention to the stream’s lower portion. On Tuesday, MUB […]
Mon Commission not getting swept up in Richard water issues
MORGANTOWN — “We’re frustrated,” Monongalia County Commission President Jeff Arnett said Wednesday, “But we’re not giving up.” Arnett’s comments were directed to Richard-area resident and property owner Kevin Dailey. The […]
Marion schools still mopping up after deluge
FAIRMONT — Maintenance workers for Marion County Schools pumped more than 300 gallons of water from Monongah Elementary after Sunday’s sudden deluge of rain and flash floods. “Monongah was the […]
Area cleaning up after Father’s Day downpour
MORGANTOWN — As the crow flies, it’s only about 3.3 miles between the Morgantown Utility Board’s water treatment plant on Don Knotts Boulevard and its wastewater treatment plant near the […]
Richard water dispute back before county commission
There’s a lot of water in Richard. Not a big surprise, really. The tiny, incorporated area just beyond Sabraton on Earl L Core Road (W.Va. 7) sits in a floodplain. […]
Gov. Morrisey: death toll from Southern West Virginia flooding now at 2
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS Staff Reporter CHARLESTON – West Virginia emergency response officials are now in day four of response to the weekend flooding in multiple counties in Southern West […]
Do you want good or bad news on tornadoes and hurricanes?
by Mark Gongloff If the Car Crash Fairy offered you a deal that would lower your odds of getting in a car accident, but the trade-off was that any accidents […]
With flood threats, Justice adds six more counties to state of emergency declaration
Gov. Jim Justice has added seven counties to a state of emergency declaration because of flooding and ongoing storm-related threats. The additions include Barbour, Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Wetzel and […]
Weather causes downed trees, power loss across the region — second storm predicted this weekend
High winds and wet conditions led to fallen trees and flooding throughout the area Tuesday and Wednesday, causing power outages across Monongalia and Preston counties. Wind speed readings taken by […]
