Bikers in Fayette County rode out Saturday in memory of a police officer who died last year. Zane Breakiron was a Uniontown native working as a police officer in Morgantown, West Virginia. He died in an off-duty crash on I-68 last June. Bikers gathered at the Carmichaels American Legion to kick off the memorial ride. […]
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Great Race rolls through Morgantown
Jun. 24—MORGANTOWN — “Man, you guys got a cool town here, ” Great Race Announcer Jason White said, extolling the virtues of Main Street, USA on a picturesque Monday afternoon in Morgantown. “And it’s about to get cooler by the minute.” With that, a 1916 Hudson Super Six Series H crept to a stop in […]
Morgantown real estate office celebrates national recognition, 25 years of philanthropy and community-centered practices
Jun. 2—Back in 1999, local businesswoman Barbara Alexander aligned herself and her business, Premier Properties by Barbara Alexander, with national real estate company Howard Hanna out of appreciation for its focus on community and family. Nearly 30 years later, Alexander has received the Anne Freyvogel Hanna Legacy Award in recognition of her championing of these […]
Search for missing Morgantown woman continues, family’s outlook bleak
May 28—It has been more than two weeks since family and friends last saw 47-year-old Kimberly Osborne, who was last seen in the Morgantown area on Mother’s Day, May 12. Since then, West Virginia State Police have been investigating her disappearance, but as the days pass Osborne’s family is beginning to lose the hope of […]
Sip and stroll: Morgantown opens downtown PODA
May 15—MORGANTOWN — Sunshine beamed down on the Apothecary Ale House beer garden Wednesday afternoon as a crowd of 50 or so gathered to lift a glass and officially open Morgantown’s PODA. Meaning for the first time in a long, long time the drinks being sipped on the city’s downtown sidewalks were being sipped in […]
Morgantown to consider repealing law at the center of federal lawsuit
May 4—MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council will consider repealing the “panhandling ” ordinance that recently made the city the target of a federal lawsuit. On Friday, the city posted the agenda for council’s May 7 meeting. Included in that agenda is “An ordinance repealing City Code Section 371.10 prohibiting solicitation of persons traveling in vehicles […]
Mountain State Justice files suit over Morgantown ‘panhandling’ law
Apr. 22—MORGANTOWN — Mountain State Justice, a statewide nonprofit legal services and advocacy organization, has filed suit against the city of Morgantown in the Northern District of West Virginia, claiming the city’s enforcement of a 2005 panhandling ordinance is unconstitutional. According to a press release, the suit has been filed on behalf of Anthony Rowand […]
Morgantown man takes plea deal on sexual abuse charges
Apr. 10—A former resident of the South Park area of Morgantown now awaits sentencing after entering into a plea agreement with Monongalia County Prosecuting Attorneys on March 27. According to court records, Austin Fought Rempel, 34, pleaded no-contest to three counts including two separate counts of sexual abuse in the first degree—one of which was […]
Morgantown grappling with encampment question
Apr. 6—MORGANTOWN — If you were in Morgantown during the summer and /or fall of 2020, chances are you’ve heard of Diamond Village. That was the name given to an encampment of unhoused individuals that began on private property before moving to an adjacent piece of city land in the Greenmont neighborhood. The camp had […]
Spring is coming to Morgantown
Mar. 7—They call it “The Rim Reaper.” That would have been a perfect opening for this story—an ominous nickname for the wooden pole that stands waiting, watching and collecting hubcaps next to a constantly busted stretch of Stewart Street just outside Morgantown city limits and right in front of Shorty Anderson’s Auto Service. Help me […]
Morgantown going back to the drawing board on city garage project
Mar. 6—MORGANTOWN — In 2022, the Morgantown Building Commission took ownership of Morgantown City Hall, the Norwood Fire Station and the city’s public works garage in exchange for the issuance of bonds to finance significant improvements to the aging facilities. Fast forward two years, a $3.3 million, 14-month overhaul of city hall and a $1.7 […]
Morgantown agency moving to acquire Pennsylvania Avenue properties
Feb. 23—MORGANTOWN — The formation of the Morgantown Land Reuse and Preservation Agency was finalized in January 2019, making it the first of its kind in West Virginia. It opened with a bang. That same year, the agency privately financed $1.6 million through Community Bank to buy the 12, 000-square-foot building at 430 Spruce St., […]