MORGANTOWN — When the National League of Cities unveiled its inaugural list of Under 40 Impact Award winners during its Nov. 13 Centennial City Summit in Tampa, Fla., Morgantown Mayor […]
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A net positive: City, county support needle exchange program
MORGANTOWN — Difficult, counterintuitive, unsightly. Those were some of the words used by members of the Monongalia County Commission to describe Milan Puskar Health Right’s needle exchange program, known as […]
New DOH District 4 boss: We can make this work, together
MORGANTOWN — The relationship between local elected officials and the West Virginia Division of Highways has followed a recognizable pattern over the last decade-plus. It proceeds as such: Local frustrations […]
County watching city’s handling of Republic rate request
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council appears ready to dig in its heels regarding a West Virginia Public Service Commission-approved rate hike being requested by the city’s contracted trash hauler, Republic […]
Morgantown Manager Kim Haws announces Dec. 20 departure
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown announced Wednesday that City Manager Kim Haws will end his tenure with the city on Dec. 20, concluding a nearly 40-year career in city […]
City manager transition will likely include ‘designated official’
MORGANTOWN — If your city manager leaves, the expected course of action would be to appoint the assistant city manager to fill that role on an interim basis – especially […]
City lets $1.5 million reservoir recreation project
MORGANTOWN — In February of 2015, the Morgantown Utility Board made public its plan to construct a new reservoir on 125 acres along Cobun Creek Road. About 15 minutes later, […]
Morgantown council ponders trash service rate hike to help Republic recoup transfer station costs
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – City residents could be looking at paying a bit more to throw stuff away, as City Council takes up an ordinance at its Dec 3 meeting to […]
Morgantown police, fire pensions $100 million behind
MORGANTOWN — Fire pension in trouble. That’s the headline The Dominion Post ran atop a Nov. 22, 2003 story explaining that the city of Morgantown’s fire and police pensions represented […]
Morgantown lines up pedestrian upgrades for spring 2025
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Staff Engineer Drew Gatlin recently told Morgantown City Council the city would need half a billion dollars to complete every sidewalk project on its wish list. It’s […]
