MORGANTOWN — The community came away from Morgantown City Council’s June 26 meeting with news that Catholic Charities West Virginia had agreed to take over operation of the Bartlett House […]
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Morgantown Council selects Abu-Ghannam over Trumble as city’s next mayor
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council on Tuesday voted 4-2 to select Joe Abu-Ghannam over Danielle Trumble to serve as the city’s mayor for the next 365 days. Jenny Selin, who’s […]
Greenmont residents frustrated by lack of Pennsylvania Avenue progress
MORGANTOWN — There are places in Morgantown you might expect to find a tent. The meeting chamber in Morgantown City Hall isn’t among those places. And yet, there a […]
Catholic Charities West Virginia to take over Bartlett House shelter
MORGANTOWN — Catholic Charities West Virginia has agreed to take over operation of the Bartlett House triage shelter in Hazel’s House of Hope. The tentative timeline is to have the […]
Greenmont a major focus of city’s summer paving project
MORGANTOWN — On a scale of 0-100, the condition of Morgantown’s city-maintained streets in 2017 was 38. That score, known as a pavement condition index, or PCI, is used to […]
Future Morgantown Council raise passes first reading, 6-1
Members of Morgantown City Council agree that a $2,400 raise for future councilors is, at the very least, deserved and overdue. They point out council’s pay already ranks low among […]
Morgantown Council will consider giving itself a raise, in 2027
MORGANTOWN — Members of Morgantown City Council on Tuesday said they would like to consider giving themselves a raise. More accurately, they want to consider increasing pay for whomever fills […]
Airport on pace to extend 12-year enplanement slump
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Manager Kim Haws said the city and carrier Southern Airways are prepared to subsidize flight costs to increase the number of passengers flying out of Morgantown […]
City, BOPARC initiate financing for lower Marilla Park upgrades
With a $14.2 million aquatic complex under construction and slated to open in upper Marilla Park in summer 2025, BOPARC is turning its attention to the post-pool future of the […]
Commissioners say community, not government, the answer to unhoused crisis
MORGANTOWN — Members of the Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday reiterated their belief that it’s not solely the responsibility of government to solve social issues, like homelessness. As has been […]
