Upper Monongahela River Association
Menu
UMRA News Index
News Catagories
Recent Additions
Lock Hours History
Mon River Boating & Facilities
Floating Trash History
Along the River
Upper Mon Watershed
Waterways Journal editorials on waterways policy
Corps of Engineers - Pittsburgh District
Corps of Engineers & Facilities Funding - National Outlook
River Port Development
Other River News
Recent Additions:
WVU Rowing Schedule Set - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 January 2008
Bigger, Safer Lock Opens at Marmet: Barge trip cut - Charleston Gazzette - 23 January 2008
User Fee Proposal in FY 09 Budget? - e-Brief - The Waterways Council - 11.January 2008
River Boaters Wary of Rumored Lock Tolls - Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 January 2008
Study Predicts Costs Of Lock Failures - The Waterways Journal - 19 November 2007
Use of Mine Water May Help Avert Pollution Disaster - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 21 October 2007
Tools Stolen From Opekiska Lock And Dam - The Waterways Journal - 5 November 2007
Consol Energy Purchases Tri-River Fleeting - The Waterways Journal - 15 October 2007
Brownsville Marine Opens Repair Division - The Waterways Journal - 19 November 2007
Mon River Hydro Plant in Works - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 December 2007
U.S. House And Senate Override President's Veto Of WRDA - The Waterways Journal - 12 November 2007
Hermit (Herk) G Floyd (Retired Lockmaster) Obituary - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 September 2007
A Vision for Developing Economy - Opinion - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 August 2007
Star City Awaits Word on Odor Cure: MUB still forming plans to upgrade its sewage plan - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 August 2007
Residents Back Boat Launch at Glass Site - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 August 2007 - Read the UMRA statement presented at the hearing.
Public Hearing Set for Cleanup at Glass Site: EPA Grant will fund Van Voorhis project - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 August 2007
Burdette Team Holds Onto 1st: Wins 2007 BASS Championship - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 July 2007
Anglers hit the Mon for first-ever Championship: Weigh in will be where the action is at for tourney - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 July 2007
Byrd gets Coast Guards Outstanding Legislator Award - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 July 2007
Ethanol Boom To Change Shipping Patterns, Knoy Tells IRPT - The Waterways Journal - 23 April 2007
SmartRivers 2006 Conference Addresses Maritime Solutions to Highway and Rail Congestion in Europe, US - Transportation Focus - Fall 2006
Reform for the Corps [Editorial] - New York Times - 15 July 2007
Consol Honors VP-River Operations Deane Orr - The Waterways Journal - 9 July 2007
Heavy Lifting Goes on at Port Amherst - The Charleston Gazette - 5 July 2007
Washington Waves (Port of Pittsburgh) - The Waterways Journal - 25 June 2007
USA: Land Of Plenty (Of Surprises, That Is) [biofuels] - The Waterways Journal - 18 June 2007
Pittsburgh District Hosts Job Fair For Lock Operators - The Waterways Journal - 23 April 2007
Hager Resigns As NWC President - The Waterways Journal - 18 June 2007
Company Fights To Let Steamer Delta Queen Keep Operating - The Waterways Journal - 18 June 2007
Consol Energy Names Towboat For Barry Palmer - The Waterways Journal - 7 May 2007
Tug [USS #3] Refurbed - The Waterways Journal - 18 June 2007
RiverBarge Gives Passengers Feel Of Working River - The Waterways Journal - 18 June 2007
Small Vessel Security Summit Report - The Lookout - July/August 2007
Drive or Boat to Two Rivers Marina for Beef, Seafood, Pasta and More - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 July 2007
Finding Money for Eroding Locks, Dams Difficult - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 8 July 2007
Restaurant, Boathouse Opens in Wharf District - WVU Daily Athenaeum - 11 July 2007
DNR: Monongahela Safe for Swimmers - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 June 2007
Monongahela River Clean Enough to Swim? A test shows high E. coli: Results questioned - Morgantown Dominion Post - 29 June 2007
'River Bus' Idea Floated for the Mon: Could link Granville, Star City, Morgantown - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 June 2007:
Fish Study Raises Red Flag on Water Supply - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 June 2007
Consol Energy Names Towboat For Barry Palmer: Previously the Explorer of Mon River Towing - The Waterways Journal - 14 May 2007
Alert Flags Ready to Tell Boaters Water's Bad - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 14 May 2007
Volcano Island Resort - Fairmont Times West Virginian - 29 October 2006
Students Offer Plan to Star City: 3 architecture seniors suggest hotel complex - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 April 2007
Streams, Rivers Cleaner Thanks to Volunteers 1.5 tons of garbage cleared from just Monongalia County - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 June 2007
Kayak Expedition Provides Folklore Twist - WVU Daily Atheneum - 13 June 2007
New Upper Mon Brochure Maps Waterways, Docks - The State Journal - June 2007
Down By The Rivers: Congress needs to back lock and dam upgrades - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 30 May 2007
WVU rowing sails to Big East Championship as the No 2 Seed - The Daily Atheneum - 27 April 2007
Inspectors Keep Tabs on Local Dams: Some need repairs but pose little danger, they say - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 April 2007
River Pilots Stage Boating Safety Exercise - Charleston Gazette-Mail - 22 April 2007
Sea Scouts Clean Up Site of Proposed Miners Memorial - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 April 2007
Chef Robert Wong to Open a Bistro in Morgantown - Charleston Gazette - 18 April 2007
Riverfront's Future Topic at Summit: Two speakers stress community involvement - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 April 2007
Organization to Host Fishing Tournament - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 April 2007
100 Most Influential - #37 Mon River Summit - Summit Determines Issues Important to Mon River Users - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 April 2007
A Clean Sweep - The Daily Athenaeum - 5 April 2007
Upper Mon Locks Schedule Announced - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4 April 2007
Mon River Summit to be held: Gayle Manchin to Speak - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 March 2007
New Boat Dock Installed on the Mon River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 March 2007
Family Creates Museum About Life on the River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 March 2007
CONSOL Renames Mon River Towboats - The Waterways Journal - 13 November 2006
Potential For Serious Waterway Problems Growing - Editorial - The Waterways Journal - 18 December 2006
Proposed Corps Budget Numbers For '08 Bleak - Editorial - The Waterways Journal - 26 February 2007
WCI To Honor Byrd With Leadership Award - The Waterways Journal - 26 February 2007
McQuain Park Docks to be Completed this Spring: Fountain to be installed - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 February 2007
Mon River Center to Open in Spring: Restaurant, dock slated to come first - Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 February 2007
Star City Plans for Centennial: Lights, boat dock among renovations - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 December 2006
New City Marina to hold dock for WVU Crew Team - Daily Athenaeum - 30 November 2006
Painting Captures Trio of River Veterans - Charleston Gazette - 28 November 2006
Down by the River: A Waterside, Countywide Park Could Make Waves - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 20 November 2006
Freshwater Finds in Mon 'Neat' - Morgantown Dominion Post - 24 August 2006
Shrimp -- that's right, shrimp! -- found in Monongahela River - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 23 August 2006
Down by the River: Fisheries biologist combines work and his passion - Morgantown Dominion Post - 24 September 2006
Low Water Levels Start to Affect Mississippi River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 August 2006
Boat 'Hit a Steel Wall' in Deadly Collision: Alcohol suspected in pleasure craft ramming lock gate - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 26 September 2006
Boater in Fatal Accident Drunk - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 28 September 2006
Rare Species in Super Highway's Path - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 24 September 2006
100 Most Influential 2006: Pallay moves behind the scenes - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 April 2006
Port Shipping Strengthens, With Lockages Up In 2005 And First Quarter Of 2006 - The Waterways Journal - 19 June 2006
River Salvage Company Continues To Grow -The Waterways Journal - 19 June 2006
MRT, Consol Focus On Integration - The Waterways Journal - 19 June 2006
Pittsburgh District Christens New Towboat - The Waterways Journal - 19 June 2006
Brownsville Marine Launches First Barge - The Waterways Journal - 15 May 2006
Morgantown P.D. Gets Up to Speed with Boat: 10 officers train for river presence during city events - Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 August 2006
MUB Begins $6.41M Project in Star City: New water clarifier will clean more gallons - Morgantown Dominion Post -9 August 2006
Questions Swirl Over River Deaths: Potent mix of alcohol, family tensions may have played a role in a boat's deadly plunge over dam - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 6 August 2006
Local Dams Darn Good for Fishing - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 July 2006
Allegheny Energy to Install Scrubbers at Two Power Plants - Morgantown Dominion Post - 29 July 2006
Gateway Clipper Founder Battles Family for Control of Business Empire: Connelly appeals judge's ruling that he is mentally incapable to run company - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 27 July 2006
Army Corps Expands Lock Hours for Boaters - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 July 2006
It's the Boating Life for Me: And maybe you and your neighbors, too, as the popularity of recreational activity along the waters keeps growing - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 16 July 2006
State OKs Dredging on Allegheny, Ohio - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 1 July 2006
Salvage Work Starts - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 July 2006
CONSOL to Raise 2 Barges: Company will recover most of coal from Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 July 2006
CONSOL Will Salvage Two Sunken Barges - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4 July 2006
Two Coal Barges Sink into Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post- 3 July 2006
Mon River Tests Clean Before Triathlon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 June 2006
State Port Authority Names Hurricane Man as Director - Charleston Gazette - 22 June 2006
Listing Landing May Go on Block - Kentucky Post - 17 June 2005
Platinum Properties Builds on Wharf Successes - The State Journal - 16 June 2006
Riverfront Development Project Proposed for Westover - The State Journal - 16 June 2006
Going to source of the dilemma: Monongahela River cleanup must tap into origins of trash problem - Morgantown Dominion Post Editorial - 6 June 2006
Group Wants Mess Gone from the Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 May 2006
Local Man to Kayak Mon River to Pittsburgh - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 May 2006
Landing Sinks Downstream - The Kentucky Post - 5 May 2006
Landing Barges Sink in Ohio: Craft goes down at Owensboro - Cincinnati Enquirer - May 5, 2006
Search for Missing Fishermen Finds No Sign of Them - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 24 April 2006
Conference Considers Mon's Future Prospects - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 23 April 2006
Local Hotel Severs Radisson Partnership: Building will become Waterfront Place Hotel - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 April 2006
River Summit Forms New Committees - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 April 2006
Time to Shore Up River of No Return - Morgantown Dominion Post - Editorial - 14 April 2006
Area Leaders See Development in River's Future - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 April 2006
The promise of the Monongahela: River: River Summit 2006 focuses on future economic prospects - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 April 2006
PSC approves Allegheny's scrubber, restructuring Plan to pay for $338 million pollution control project at Fort Martin Power Station - Associated Press - 11 April 2006
Mollohan to speak at river summit: Congressman calls waterway a vital resource - Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 April 2006
Developer Looks to Cut Costs on Marina Project: Current bid came in $600,000 too high - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 March 2006
Time to Shore Up River of No Return - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 April 2006
A New Era: First steamer trip to Morgantown - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 1 May 2005
Vision 2020s Mon River Committee Schedules Sweep Summit - Morgantown Dominion Post Advertorial - 14 February 2006
Museum Traces Point Pleasant's History as Builder of Ocean-Going Vessels - Sunday Gazette-Mail - 5 February 2006
Despite Katrina It's Time To Finance Waterway Improvement - Editorial - Waterways Journal - 30 January 2006
CONSOL Energy Purchases Barge Lines - CONSOL Press Release - 12 January 2005
Upper Monongahela River Report - American Sternwheel Association Newsletter - January 2006
Deckers Creek Group Seeks Grant to Study Pollution - Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 December 2005
Gateway Clipper Fleet Sells Gateway River Belle - Waterways Journal - December 2005
SmartRivers Symposium Held In Pittsburgh - Waterways Journal - 7 November 2005
Ohio River Shut Down At Hannibal Locks - Waterways Journal - 7 November 2005
Congress Slates $65M for Local Locks, Dams - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 17 November 2005
Cook's the Boss - Washington, PA Observer Reporter - 20 November 2005
Construction of Marina Tower Slated for December - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 November 2005
EPA Grants Friends of the Cheat More Than 800K: Funds will be used to clean up acidic creek - Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 November 2005
West Virginia Wins Sea Scout Award - Heartland Boating - August 2005
Deal Nears for Fort Martin Boat Launch on Mon River - Morgantown Dominion Post -11 November 2005
Plans Afloat to Improve the Monongahela River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 November 2005
Seeing the River From the River (Advertorial) - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 November 2005
Please Stay Out of the Water: Samplings of streams give cause for alarm about levels of bacteria in them - Editorial - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 November 2005
River Fountain Project Attached to Marina Plans - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 November 2005
Water Samples Underscore Import of Continued Upgrades to Infrastructure - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 November 2005
Mon River Tests Clean: New samples show relatively low bacteria levels -Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 October 2005
Newspaper Goes Beyond Official Reports on Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4 November 2005
Bond Rallies Coalition for WRDA Fight - The Waterways Journal - 19 September 2005
Pittsburgh Port Reports Lock Traffic Increase - The Waterways Journal - 19 September 2005
Restoring Environment Boosts Economy, Experts Say - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 October 2005
Marina Set for Fall '06 Finish: Sternwheelers are not part of the plan - Morgantown Dominion Post - 19 October 2005
Second Upper Mon Tour Slated Nov 5 (Advertorial) - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 October 2005
Watersheds Big Business Money trickles down from associations to local economy - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 October 2005
City gets green light on boat dock: Federal money OK'd for project -Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 October 2005
Riverfront - Add Charleston Allure - Charleston Gazette - 4 October 2005
Clean Water Requires Partnerships, Political Will - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4 October 2005
Longview Developers Finish Up Last Major Permit Application - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 September 2005.
Outdoors Offer Activities for All - WVU Daily Athenaeum - 28 September 2005
Mon River contaminated: DEP report lake, river, creek impaired - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 September 2005
Port Authority working on projects to link modes of transportation - Charleston WV Sunday Gazette-Mail - 4 September 2005
Barge Plans Need Work, Port Authority Decides - Charleston Gazette -9 September 2005
Bassmaster Classic's Success Could Pave Way for '07 River Events - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 5 August 2005
Project Dominates Landscape: New Marmet Locks are a Massive Undertaking - Charleston Gazette-Mail -6 August 2005
River's Future Everyones Concern - Charleston Gazette - 2 August 2005
Riverfront Design to be Revealed Tonight - Charleston Gazette - 28 July 2005
Cabins by O'Brien Shows Ecotourism in WV - Sunday Gazette-Mail - July 17, 2005
Wild, Wonderful and... Green - Sunday Gazette-Mail - July 17, 2005
Acid Mine Water Treatment Plant Benefits Local Area - Morgantown Dominion Post - 24 July 2005
Dock and Dine: Hungry boaters have choice of culinary stops along the Kanawha - Sunday Gazette-Mail - July 17, 2005
Non-fisherman's Guide to the 2005 Citgo Bassmaster Classic - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 1 July 2005
River Summit to Tackle Trash, Commerce - Post - 25 July 2000
Commission Backs Longer Lock Hours - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 July 2000
Boating Hobbyists Fail To Open Lock - Morgantown Dominion Post - June 7, 2000
Boaters Get Say on Lock, Dam Hours - Army Corps Considers Expanding Summer Access - Morgantown Dominion Post - June 4, 2000
Boaters Seek To Open Up Lock Hours - Meeting Set For June 6 On Recreational Uses - Morgantown Dominion Post - May 27, 2000
Operations Must Continue on Upper Mon Locks - Heartland Boating - March 2000
Locks Could Lose 24-Hour Access - WVU Daily Athenaeum - July 16, 1997
Mon River Boating & Facilities:
Mon Development Authority Discusses Boat Ramp - Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 November 2004
New Boathouse on the Mon May Be Boon to Local Economy: Morgantown May Get Marina - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 October 2004
Meeting on Point Marion Park Set: Future plans for the Facility to be Addressed in Public Forum - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 May 2004
Grants Could Improve River Recreation - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 May 2004
County Wants A Boat Dock At Old Factory, Would use EPA money - Morgantown Dominion Post - August 23, 2003
Federal Grant May Pay For New Docks On The Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - September 5, 2003
Vision 2020 Mon River Recreation Committee is Making Big Waves - Morgantown Dominion Post - June 10, 2003
City Blazes an Old Trail on Mon River - Morgantown Dominion Post - June 7, 2003
Be Realistic and Smart About Safety on the Monongahela River - Morgantown Dominion Post - June 30, 2002
Monongahela River's History Keeps Flowing with the Times - Morgantown Dominion Post - May 21, 2001
Magic on the Mon: History Comes Along for a Ride on the River - Morgantown Dominion Post - June 4, 2000
Floating Trash History:
Revival Could Rid River of Trashy Reputation: Terman's aim is to keep refuse off the riverbank