Simms seeking role as circuit court judge
Simms is one of three candidates seeking the seat on the bench.
Granville Police: Sleepy driver crashes into Mon County Ballpark main gate
GRANVILLE, W.Va. The Granville Police Department investigated a report of a car crashing into the main gate at the Kenfrick Family Ballpark at the Monongalia County Baseball Complex. Granville Police Department Lieutenant Brian Hill said units responded to the incident around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday and found the car off the road and into the gate.…
Local high school team contributes to the latest mission to the Moon
HOUSTON, TX. A Trinity High School group has been selected as a NASA App Development Challenge (ADC) Top Team and spent the last week with NASA engineers in Houston. Team Spaghetti is made up of Carmelo Kniska and Ben Lohmann, juniors Lucas Kniska and Ethan Tomlinson, and sophomore Marcos Kniska were in Houston from April…
Bid document snafu delays Dinsmore Tire demolition
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. During a special meeting of the Morgantown Utility Board on Wednesday, all bids for the demolition of the Dinsmore Tire facility were rejected, and the project will be rebid. The project had been awarded to Parrotta Paving for $291,000 on April 11. The project, a demolition on a contaminated site, is not typical…
Morgantown City Council approves FY25 Levy Rates, second reading of amended PODA ordinance
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown City Council has approved the city levy rates for Fiscal Year 2025 and has officially approved the amended Private Outdoor Designated Area (PODA) ordinance into city code. Levy rates for Class I, II, and IV real estate, public utilities, and personal property were unanimously approved by the council, which is projected…
Morgantown residents express frustration towards city council over lack of city homeless policies
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Morgantown City Council heard a procession of comments calling for changes to policies and better treatment of the homeless community. Sarah Hutson explained that a tent could be the first step to transitional housing. Allowing existing camps in the city to be removed forces those residents to lose important documents they need to…
Randolph County student hit, injured in school parking lot Tuesday
COALTON, W.Va. A student from Coalton Elementary School was struck by a car in the school parking lot and injured Tuesday. Deputies from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department said the incident happened when a motorist traveling in the parking lot looked left to turn onto Broadway Avenue when the student came from the right and…