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Voters support camping ban, pick Downs in 6th Ward

MORGANTOWN - After more than 300 days of debate, the votes are in. The camping ban stays. By a 78-vote margin, Morgantown’s voters supported implementation of the camping ban ordinance initially passed by Morgantown City Council in September and forced onto Tuesday’s city ballot by ...

A total of 716 ballots cast early heading into Election Day

MORGANTOWN - Just over 31% of Morgantown’s early voters cast their ballots on the final day. All told, just over 5% of the city’s registered voters took advantage of early voting. With 224 ballots cast Saturday, turnout for the eight-day early voting period ended at 716, which is ...

New city manager to start at $175,000

MORGANTOWN — Incoming City Manager Jamie Miller will begin employment with the city of Morgantown no later than June 23 and will start with a base annual salary of $175,000. This is according to the employment agreement signed by Miller and provided to The Dominion Post. Morgantown ...

Fire chief hopes to improve MFD's relationship with city hall

MORGANTOWN — In his brief tenure as chief of the Morgantown Fire Department, Gary Freshour said he’s already started hearing some rumblings of “the new boss is gonna set the department back 20 years.” The truth is, Freshour admitted, the rumblings are spot-on. He would like to turn ...

Downs: I'm doing this because I love my hometown

MORGANTOWN — Mark Downs has a list of priorities and areas of focus he’d like to dive into should voters place him in Morgantown City Council’s 6th Ward seat on April 29. The non-exhaustive list includes — in no particular order — strengthening neighborhoods, community safety, ...