MORGANTOWN – For the second year running, a Monongalia County park has been recognized during the West Virginia Recreation and Park Association annual conference. Parks Director J.R. Petsko said Chestnut Ridge Park’s tubing hill and concert amphitheater was selected for the Austin C. ...
MORGANTOWN – The concept behind Hazel’s House of Hope is somewhat revolutionary, at least for the state of West Virginia. By turning a former Ramada Inn into a managed, rent-controlled hub for nonprofits and social service agencies, you allow those agencies to focus more of their ...
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved a funding source for the installation of license plate recognition cameras recently requested by the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office. The commission earmarked $60,000 annually for the next three ...
MORGANTOWN – It all started with a trip to Lowe’s. Working a series of local thefts at the national home improvement chain, officers with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department were granted access to the license plate recognition cameras positioned in the store’s parking lot. ...
MORGANTOWN – Just over four years after the Monongalia County Commission took its first official step toward county-wide broadband access, homes are coming online. During an update as part of Wednesday’s commission meeting, Commissioner Sean Sikora said he recently toured a portion of ...
MORGANTOWN – In one of its few non-unanimous votes in recent memory, the Monongalia County Commission split 2-1 Wednesday in favor of purchasing .5 acres of property that once held The Salvation Army building and thrift store. Commissioner Tom Bloom voted against the move. The county ...