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Morgans Run extension cost looks to be well below expectations

MORGANTOWN – The 26 households in the Morgans Run Road area of Cheat Lake to be served by an upcoming Morgantown Utility Board water line extension project recently got some good news. On Sept. 29, MUB opened bids for the project, which includes the placement of approximately 17,000 feet of ...

BZA wants more info on Hope Gas sign request

MORGANTOWN – The Morgantown Board of Zoning appeals needs more information before it can rule on a pair of variance requests regarding signage proposed for the Hope Gas corporate headquarters at 781 Chestnut Ridge Road. Earlier this week, City Neon USA came before the body seeking relief ...

Morgantown Council weighing rules on ‘surveillance systems’

MORGANTOWN – With the use of advanced surveillance technology, including automated license plate reader cameras and facial recognition software, becoming increasingly mainstream, Morgantown City Council is looking to preemptively adopt ground rules about how such devices can be used by the ...

From trailers to townhomes: Star City tables rezoning request

STAR CITY – Town Council voted Tuesday to table a zoning amendment request because members wanted more time to study the issue. Springdale LLC wants the town to rezone Star Haven Manufactured Home Community along Somerset Street from Class A Residential/single family to Class B ...

Westover looking into abandoned ClearFiber installations

WESTOVER - The city of Westover is in the process of finding out exactly what it can do with the seemingly abandoned infrastructure installed by ClearFiber, the troubled Morgantown-based internet service provider whose owner was sentenced to prison in 2025. The topic has come up during ...

County clerk weighs in on Vietnam Veterans Memorial

KINGWOOD - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was once more a topic of discussion at Tuesday's meeting of the Preston County Commission. This time it's about making the names on the walkway bricks easier for relatives and friends to find. In December 2020, VVA Chapter 977 members made a formal ...