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Mountain Line: New pass programs provided 1,852 rides in December

MORGANTOWN -- Between Sept. 1, 2021 and Nov. 30, 2024, every person who boarded the bus on Mountain Line’s Don Knotts route rode for free. It was a blanket effort from Morgantown, Monongalia County and Mountain Line to ensure anyone needing to get from downtown to the social services in ...

Mountain Line rolls out pass program, reinstates Don Knotts fare

Mountain Line is reinstating its standard 75-cent fare for riders aboard its Don Knotts Route starting Sunday. The move comes in conjunction with the launch of a pass program for individuals needing to access social services. The line, which has been free for all riders regardless of ...

City exploring demolition of former Bartlett House shelter

MORGANTOWN -- The building at 1110 University Ave., which housed the Bartlett House emergency shelter for nearly four decades, is likely coming down. The city of Morgantown on Tuesday opened five responses to its request for contractors interested in clearing asbestos and demolishing the ...

County looking to spend the last of its ARPA broadband funds

MORGANTOWN -- In a quarterly update to the Monongalia County Commission, Comcast Compliance Manager Dana Gossert explained the design of a $17.8 million broadband expansion project is expected to be complete this year. The project will bring broadband to 2,175 unserved and underserved ...

More than 3,000 ballots cast on opening day of early voting

The early voting periods ahead of the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections set records in Monongalia County as 20,735 and 20,907 votes were cast in those 10-day periods, respectively. After one day of early voting ahead of the 2024 general election, the county appears to be on pace to push ...