CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Morgantown man has admitted to failing to update his sex offender registry after being arrested in Mexico attempting to purchase a 7-year old girl. When Scott David Bixler, 43, was arrested in Mexico last August authorities said he had two tranquilizer air guns, methamphetamine, a cell phone jammer, and $5,000 in…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) will hold the annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, August 3, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. MUB Communications Director Chris Dale said there will be flaggers on Greenbag Road to direct residents into the commercial MUB entrance to drop off their items. “Last year,…
(Written by Joe Nelson) FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Fairmont State University is ready to host youth robotics teams from across the country as part of the bi-annual West Virginia Robotics Extreme (WVROX) endurance competition. The 2024 iteration of the event will be hosted at the Falcon Center from Friday, August 2, through Saturday, August 3, where…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. Three people involved in a Morgantown methamphetamine distribution have entered guilty pleas. The most recent guilty plea came from Shakur Jones, 25, of Detroit, Michigan, who admitted to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Previously, Nolan Eickleberry, 27, of Morgantown, and…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. Between the combined efforts of state and local officials, some improvements are being made to first responder communications to the western end of the county. Problems developed in the western end of the county in late 2020 when the original 480-foot Catherines Knob tower was replaced by a slightly smaller 340-foot tower.…
