St. Albans company low bidder for new Monongahela River bridge for the Morgantown Industrial Park

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — St, Albans-based Triton Construction is the apparent low bidder for the new bridge over Monongahela River. The new bridge will be additional access for the Morgantown Industrial Park (MIP) as an interim option while the proposed Harmony Grove interchange off I-79 moves through the approval process. The state Department of Highways (DOH)…

Heat, traffic, and make up opportunity considered in decision to cancel Mon County classes

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — High temperatures, heavy traffic, and an opportunity to gain instructional time are factors in the decision to cancel classes for Monongalia County Schools students. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Superintendent Eddie Campbell said the uncertainty of how heavy the traffic will be combined with very high temperatures created a potentially dangerous…

Major network presence to make Morgantown the epicenter of college football season kickoff

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown and the downtown West Virginia University will be at ground zero for the opening of the 2024 NCAA college football season. Sabrina Cave, Executive Director in the WVU Office of Student Enrichment, said the day includes the on-air staff of the Fox Sports “Big Noon Kickoff” show, “The Pat McAfee Show,”…