MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — The Mylan Park Ice Pavilion is opening about one month ahead of schedule and next week will host the hockey version of the “Backyard Brawl.” On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Mylan Park Foundation President Ron Justice said funding for the project came from a variety of community sources, but the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A 27 year old Morgantown man has been arrested after police said he attacked a woman holding an infant in Monongalia County. Deputies from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department were called to a report of a disturbance on Arrowwood Drive Saturday. At the scene, the victim told deputies that she had gotten…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond will host its first District Dialogues event in West Virginia at West Virginia University in the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown Wednesday. The community is encouraged to attend the program, “Unlocking Rural Potential: Identifying and Addressing the Barriers to Rural Investment.” The program will highlight research…
MANNINGTON, W.Va. — After leading the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) for 30 years, Cecil Roberts attended his final Labor Day Picnic in Mannington’s Hough Park. Roberts assumed the presidency in 1995 when then-president Richard Trumpka left the UMWA after being elected as secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO. Roberts won the first of many elections…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, WV – The state Division of Highways plans daytime traffic restrictions on County Route 857/2 (Cheat Road) next week. Paving and shoulder work is planned on County Route 857/2, Clark Road, from the intersection of County Route 857, Fairchance Road, to the intersection of County Route 88/1, Bowers Lane. The work will be…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The popular annual celebration of Italian heritage in the Mountain State has officially kicked off in Clarksburg. The 46th Annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival officially started the festivities on Friday, with events and activities scheduled to take place until Sunday, August 31st. Chair of the Italian Heritage Festival Board Bill Boyles…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — The state Division of Highways (DOH) has announced a two year maintenance project on the I-68/US Route 119 overpass bridge that will begin next week. Crews will be replacing the bridge deck, bearings and expansion joints beginning Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 7 a.m. through mid-fall 2027. During work operations two…
