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WVU purchases former sorority house targeted for recovery facility

MORGANTOWN – The former sorority house at 1493 University Ave. that Abundant Life Recovery Housing Network hoped to purchase for use as a recovery housing facility has been acquired by West Virginia University. According to a university spokesperson, the sale closed on Oct. 5. The property ...

4,099 ballots cast through three days of early voting in Mon County

MORGANTOWN -- Heading into the weekend, a total of 4,099 ballots had been cast through the first three days of early voting in Monongalia County. That represents 6% of the county’s 67,332 registered voters. According to numbers provided by Monongalia County Clerk Carye Blaney, 1,416 voters ...

First Ward resident reacts to upgraded LED streetlights

MORGANTOWN - Mon Power launched a streetlight upgrade initiative in 2025 to lower costs, encourage sustainability and improve quality by installing LEDs across Morgantown neighborhoods, according to a release. In the last year, 125 streetlights have been replaced, and the goal for Mon Power ...

Report: Marion teacher allegedly recorded explicit self-videos at school

FAIRMONT – A series of allegedly explicit videos sent over the summer led to the child pornography arrest of Marion County teacher Michael Joseph Carpenter, court documents show. Carpenter, 43, the choir director of East Fairmont High School, was taken into custody at the school Tuesday ...

Local delegation signals continued support for Harmony Grove

MORGANTOWN – “Here’s the real point as far as we’re concerned locally, we want this project,” Russ Rogerson said, speaking as chair of the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board. “Whatever we need to do to give the state comfort to move forward with ...