MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Crews from the Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) will begin a $115,000 waterline replacement project on North High Street that will close a portion of the street for about four weeks May 6. MUB Senior Engineer Cory Jones said the work is in response to a customary review of facilities prior to street…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A subject wanted on an outstanding warrant for sex crimes has been arrested in Monongalia County and is being held in the North Central Regional Jail. Police got a tip Jacob Hammer, 23, was in the area of a home on Community Drive and had an outstanding warrant from Wichita, Kansa for…
MARION COUNTY, W.Va. — Marion County Schools have been named one of 16 districts in the state to earn the Purple Star Award given by the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) and Common Ground Partnership. The award recognizes districts and schools that dedicate support and services to military families. Superintendent Donna Heston said this…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s donation time for the 2024 Blue and Gold Mine Sale. The “rummage sale” repurposes household items for new owners, and the proceeds benefit local non-profits. The event is hosted by the WVU Office of Sustainability and the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties. Marissa Earle is the graduate assistant in…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Detectives from the Upshur County Sheriff’s Department have made four drug-related arrests after serving a search warrant at a home on Randolph Street. Detectives and members of the Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crime Task Force arrested Crystal Blankenship, 38; Eric Bellomy, 34; Joseph Lane, 34; and Jordan Sines, 27, for possession…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Through a team effort between the Morgantown Area Partnership (MAP) and the Preston County Economic Development Authority (PCEDA), the area is now included in the BUILD WV territory to incentivize the construction of affordable housing. President and CEO of MAP, Russ Rogerson, said qualifying housing development projects within a 20-mile radius of…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Appointed Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Paul Gwaltney continues to speak to voters as part of his bid for a full term on the Division 1 seat on the 21st West Virginia Judicial Circuit. Gwaltney, a long-time attorney who has served on the bench since he was appointed by Governor Jim Justice…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County voters will be asked to approve the Additional Fire Services Levy in the May primary election. From 2025 through 2029, the levy would generate about $3.4 million for 12 Monongalia County volunteer fire departments: the Monongalia County Hazardous Incident Response Team, the Monongalia County Brush Fire Team, the Monongalia County…
CAMP DAWSON, W.Va. — Five high schools in the state gathered at Camp Dawson for the West Virginia National Guard’s Future Leaders Program (FLP) and held the North Schools competition at the Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy gymnasium. Retired U.S. Army Command Sargent Major and FLP Executive Director Deborah Patterson said teams from Brooke High School, Buckhannon-Upshur…
