The Dominion Post (Morgantown)
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The Dominion Post is the only commercial daily newspaper in Morgantown, West Virginia. It is the merger, over time, of the Morgantown New Dominion, the Morgantown News, which became the Morgantown Dominion-News and the Morgantown Post. The term "New Dominion" was a reference to Virginia's state nickname of "Old Dominion", referencing the separation of the state in 1863.
While it dominates the local market, it has a healthy competition with the Fairmont Times-West Virginian in the rural counties surrounding the area to be the primary newspaper.
The paper is owned by John Raese and his brother David Raese. John Raese is an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the United States Senate in 1984 and 2006 and for Governor in 1988. He also owns the West Virginia Radio Corporation and its Metro News division, however the two news operations do not share resources.
The newspaper takes a moderate to conservative stand on most issues. It covers West Virginia University and its sports programs very closely, often to the exclusion of other sports news.
The Dominion-Post is only available on the web to subscribers, making it difficult for people outside the area to check local news and obituaries.
