Good morning, Morgantown.

Children aged 8 to 17 enjoyed a free airplane ride at Young Eagles Day at Morgantown Municipal Airport on Saturday when EAA Chapter 842 organized 15- to 20-minute flights & aviation talks.

The event also supported community flood relief and will return with four events in 2027.

More than 50 local vendors gathered at the Monongalia County Center for the fifth annual WV Vintage Festival, offering vintage clothing, antiques, handmade goods and musical instruments; the festival will return on Sunday, Sept.

20 in downtown Morgantown + promising another day of in-person connection.

Morgantown’s 16th Urban Archery Hunt opens Saturday at 42 sites for 94 hunters + the MOSAIC initiative announced $500 matching funds to create a neighborhood kiosk in Greenmont.

Granville Fire Department rescued a small kitten from a storm drain at University Town Center, and one firefighter adopted the kitten (seeking name suggestions).

The West Virginia Fiber Festival will take place in Morgantown from Sept.

18-19 at Mon County Center in Mylan Park and features a Friday shepherd’s seminar from 1-6 p.m. and a Saturday vendor marketplace from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. to boost local fiber industry growth and community learning.

West Virginia State Parks Foundation announced winners of its spring and summer 'Mountains Are Always Free' photography contest.

The contest judged entries in five categories from local and out-of-state photographers, with winners receiving an overnight state park stay and park gear (including work by Morgantown’s Stasha Ray).

Faculty and staff on the WVU front lines will attend the Frontline Professionals meeting on Sept.

16 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Mountainlair (Shenandoah Room) to connect and learn about new initiatives on campus.

Beverly Wendland, WVU Provost, is focused on student success and research this fall as she visited the state fair, toured the Green Bank Telescope with professors, and attended the Jamboree in Morgantown (experiencing academic and medical contributions firsthand).

Her efforts underscore the university’s vital land-grant legacy.

County officials are reviewing a proposal to fund workforce development scholarships to boost addiction counselor numbers, as about one counselor serves every 960 residents facing substance abuse.

The plan ties to West Virginia Wesleyan College’s new certificate program and may use opioid settlement dollars if approved.