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🌱 How will Mountain Line avoid bus cuts after Morgantown trims funding?

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In today's newsletter:

  • How will Mountain Line avoid bus cuts after Morgantown trims funding?
  • Key testimony revealed in Morgantown’s high-profile Mon County murder trial
  • Morgantown community remembers longtime nurse Linda Lee Bierkamper

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Warm; cloudy, then some sun, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Saturday: Very warm; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 46. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 54 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Mountain Line: Reduction in city funding will not result in service cuts (dominionpost.com) — Mountain Line says it will absorb a 16% cut in city funding next fiscal year rather than reduce bus service in Morgantown, even though the loss also reduces matching federal dollars. Leaders are eyeing route-efficiency changes and a possible return to a downtown hub to keep service levels steady while voters continue supporting the countywide transit levy.
   

2. Friend; alleged accessory testify in Mon County murder case (wboy.com) — Jurors in Morgantown heard detailed testimony Thursday in the Monongalia County murder trial of Joseph Nevera, accused of killing his longtime girlfriend and burying her in 2024. Witnesses, including a friend and an alleged accessory, described prior threats, drug dealing, and seeing the victim’s body before the case resumes Friday.
   

3. Linda Lee Bierkamper (dominionpost.com) — Morgantown is mourning the passing of 74-year-old nurse and South Park native Linda Lee Bierkamper, a Morgantown High and WVU graduate who served patients for over 30 years. Friends and family can honor her at a memorial service Saturday, April 18, at 2 p.m. at Reformation Orthodox Presbyterian Church on Arch Street, with a reception to follow.
   

4. FDA Classifies Recall of Anxiety Medicine Over Quality Issues (ntd.com) — Morgantown is specifically named as the U.S. distribution base for a Xanax XR lot that’s now under a nationwide Class II recall for failing a key quality test. If you use 3 mg extended-release tablets, check your bottle for lot 8177156, expiring February 28, 2027, and compare it against the FDA’s recall database before taking another dose.
   

5. The FDA Issues a Xanax Recall After the Drug Failed To Meet Certain Specifications (greenmatters.com) — A Morgantown-based company, Viatris Specialty LLC, is identified as the distributor of a Xanax XR batch now under a nationwide Class II recall for failing dissolution tests. Local patients are urged to stop using 3 mg, 60-count bottles labeled lot 8177156, expiring 02/28/2027, and contact their prescriber or pharmacy about safe next steps.
   

📸 Around Morgantown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Morgantown

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★ Featured events ★

    Saturday April 18
  • ARTISAN & CRAFT FAIR
    Morgantown Elks Lodge #411, 1138 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Morgantown
    10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday April 17
  • Houston Cougars at West Virginia Mountaineers Baseball
    Monongalia County Ballpark , 2040 Gyorko Dr , Granville
    6:30 pm
    • Sunday April 19
  • Kids Climbing Club Obstacle Day
    WVU Student Recreation Center , 2001 Rec Center Dr , Morgantown
    1:00 pm
  • Beatles vs. Stones – A Musical Showdown
    Metropolitan Theatre - Morgantown WV 26505
    7:00 pm
    • Tuesday April 21
  • City Council Meeting
    City Council Chambers , 389 Spruce Street Floor 2 , Morgantown
    7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The people with the tracking dog could unfortunately not locate Michi… we at this point really do believe she was picked up.
    Maybe someone older that isn’t around town often might have seen her. Going to talk to professors tomorrow and ask. Here are some cute photos of… (Nextdoor Jones Place)
  • Is anyone interested in learning foreign languages, at a level which WVU no longer provides?
    I conduct tutorials in the Oxford/Cambridge manner. At the undergraduate level, Oxford and Cambridge are considered much better than Harvard or Yale… (Nextdoor North Hills)
  • Chilli's posted a job opening for Busser - Morgantown Chili's in Morgantown. Apply here.
  • TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Facility Cleaner (Mornings) in Morgantown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Morgantown here.

Ok Morgantown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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