Mon County Commission approves $44.24 million county budget for FY25
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County is expected to see a significant increase in tax revenues as we get deeper into Fiscal Year 2025. The Monongalia County Commission unanimously approved the amended county budget as part of their regular meeting on Wednesday, where an approximately $44.2 million spending plan was approved for the fiscal year. This…
Body pulled from the river near Granville Wednesday
GRANVVILLE, W.Va. Deputies from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department have located a body in the Monongahela River Wednesday afternoon. Granville police were called to Lazzelle Union Road near Scotts Run Road for a body found in the river around 1:09 p.m. Officers turned the case over to the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department once they determined…
Weirton Medical Center announces plans to join the WVU Health System
WEIRTON, W.Va. – The Weirton Medical Center (WMC) has signed a letter of intent to become an affiliate of the West Virginia University Health System. WMC has been a clinical affiliate of WVU Medicine since 2020, and the approval to become a health system affiliate is expected to be complete by January of 2025. “Since…
2024 Ruby Summer Concert Series lineup set in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The city of Morgantown has released the list of scheduled performers for 2024 Ruby Summer Concert Series at the Ruby Amphitheater. The schedule features 12 free concerts that begin June 7 and run through August 30 that include a wide variety of genres that span decades of music history. The lineup for…
Morgantown council proposes smoke shop zoning amendment, strategic plan accomplishments
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Morgantown City Council has proposed an ordinance to amend the zoning code to establish a classification for smoke shops and touted strategic plan accomplishments. Kay, Casto, and Chaney attorney representing the city, Ryan Simonton, said city planning officials don’t have regulations that provide clarification under the current code on where smoke shops and…
Lauren’s Wish receives Congressionally Directed Spending grant of nearly $1 million
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The addiction triage center in Morgantown, Lauren’s Wish, has received a Congressionally Directed Spending Grant of $838,000 from the office of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin. The center is located at Hazel’s House of Hope on Scott Avenue and has a 28-bed capacity, common areas where those in recovery can relax, socialize, and…