MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A lack of timely development around the Morgantown Waterfront that has affected the repayment of bondholders has prompted an adjustment to the TIF scheduling to be submitted to the West Virginia Division of Economic Development. The Morgantown City Council voted in favor 5-1, with Councilor Danielle Trumble being the lone dissenting vote…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The American Federation of Government Employees’ Council of Prison Locals has started a billboard campaign calling for support from members of Congress to speak out against executive orders that remove or significantly reduce their benefits. Union members are protesting the signing of Executive Order 14251, which stripped more than a million federal…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Cooler temperatures expected for the Memorial Day weekend will delay the opening of the Camp Muffly Pool. An official post on the Monongalia County Parks & Recreation Facebook page issued on Tuesday confirmed the delay, with a rescheduled opening planned for Saturday, May 31, starting at 12 p.m. According to officials with…
WESTON, W.Va. — Lewis County deputies are seeking help from the public to find a subject with multiple active warrants. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Department said Corey Stephen Nelson has active warrants for forgery and uttering. Nelson is described as a white man 5-feet 6-inches tall, brown hair, green eyes, and about 150 pounds. Officials…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Fairmont house fire Monday morning is being blamed on an electric golf cart purchased hours before. Members of the Valley Volunteer Fire Department were called to the scene at 10:46 a.m. and found the home to be on fire with what was thought to be a side-by-side, according to Deputy Chief…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A 28 year old Fairmont man has been jailed after fighting and threatening police at the scene of an accident Friday. Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department said Joseph Garrett, 28, was involved in the accident on Brush Run Road and when they arrived he became combative when they attempted to…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — A Detroit man with a felony record is facing charges in Monongalia County after police allege he displayed a fire arm to a victim and was conspiring to sell dangerous drugs. On Friday, deputies from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a report of a subject brandishing a firearm…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — State police made multiple arrests in Clarksburg after finding drugs and a loaded gun within reach of a child Saturday. Troopers from the Harrison County detachment served search warrants at 80 and 89 Jones Road near Clarksburg and arrested eight suspects. Troopers said two juveniles were found close to drug paraphernalia and…
BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. — Retail Operations and Security Officer for Clear Mountain Bank, Ashley Nicolas has completed Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) Education’s Certified Bank Security Officer program and has earned the professional designation Certified Community Bank Security Officer – CCBSO. The education division of the offers nine certification programs that are accredited by…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University President Dr. E. Gordon Gee has officially wrapped up taking part in the final commencement ceremony hosted as university president. The final ceremonies of Gee’s over decade-long tenure as WVU president came to a close on an early Sunday evening where over 1,000 Eberly College of the Arts students,…