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Commission ‘happy’ insurance increases held to 18%

MORGANTOWN – You know costs are out of control when you’re happy to report that you’re paying 18% more for something than you did a year ago. That’s the position the Monongalia County Commission has found itself in regarding employee health insurance costs. The commission Wednesday ...

A fix for Emmett: Granville talks temporary solution for roadway

GRANVILLE – It’s been just shy of eight months since Emmett Drive has taken vehicles from University Town Centre to W.Va. 19 and the Star City bridge over the Monongahela River. For Granville Mayor Patricia Lewis, it’s been a long eight months. She has previously said she fields calls ...

WVU ‘cyber summit’ will address worries over AI, other concerns

MORGANTOWN – Artificial Intelligence is more than a soothing, well-modulated voice emanating from a speaker – to remind you of that oil change for your car next Tuesday. Much more. The U.S. and countries abroad are grappling these days with the not-so-benign aspects of AI, and the worry ...

Despite cancellation, summer concerts draw more than 54,000

MORGANTOWN – The toxic air caused by Canadian wildfires canceled Switchfoot’s July 17 performance in Morgantown as part of the Ruby Summer Concert Series. It’s now looking like that may have just been a temporary delay. Morgantown Arts and Cultural Development Director Vincent Kitch ...

Pedestrian bridge, greenspace projects advancing in lower Greenmont

MORGANTOWN – In the coming days, Bridge Brothers Inc., in Pickens, South Carolina, will load a pedestrian bridge on a flatbed truck bound for Morgantown. Specifically, it’s headed to lower Greenmont for placement across Deckers Creek next to Essie's Sweet Shoppe at the location where a ...