MORGANTOWN — Call it a post-election high five — county-to-county. Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper paid a visit to his Monongalia County counterparts on Wednesday to offer a word of thanks following November’s defeat of Amendment 2. Carper called the educational ...
MORGANTOWN — It started in Morgantown in 2017. After a near-miss with similar legislation in 2018, Senate Bill 317 was signed into law in 2019. Spearheaded by FEOH Realty founder Jason Donahue and championed in Charleston by Delegate Joe Statler, the law allows three or more counties ...
MORGANTOWN — Fresh off a two-year, COVID-induced, government-sanctioned kneecapping, the tourism industry is roaring back to life in Monongalia County. Critical to that resurgence, Visit Mountaineer Country CVB Executive Director Susan Riddle explained, is the Monongalia County Tourism ...
This month, the Visit Mountaineer Country Convention and Visitors Bureau (VMCCVB) welcomed two new staff members. Joe Vessecchia, operations manager, and Tami Wood, group sales manager. These staff additions coincide with the retirement of Kay Fanok, assistant executive director and ...
The American Legion Baseball Great Lakes Regional Tournament will be Wednesday-Aug. 8 at Mylan Park, and Morgantown Post 2 baseball is seeking host families and organizations to host and assist the seven visiting teams. Anyone interesting in being a host family/organization should contact ...
MORGANTOWN -- One more night. One more dollar. Those are the goals of the Monongalia County Tourism Advancement Fund launched Wednesday by Visit Mountaineer Country Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. The fund is a grant process aimed at attracting events, large and small, to the county. ...