Milton

Government Randy Yohe, Aug. 12, 2025

Quarter Century Flood Control Project Secures Funding, Creates Timetable

A final step in the decades-long effort to shore up the flood-prone Mud River in Milton may have been finalized. Federal, state and local officials gathered in Milton on Monday to sign a project partner...

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Arts & Culture Briana Heaney, Oct. 06, 2023

Pumpkin Festival Returns To Milton

There will be 22 different food vendors, art exhibitions, crafts, workshops, glassblowing demonstrations, pumpkin competitions, and a petting zoo.

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Energy & Environment Caroline MacGregor, May. 03, 2023

Milton Declines Purchase Offer From W.Va. American Water

In February, West Virginia American Water made a formal offer to purchase the town’s water system for $13 million. During a public hearing Tuesday night the city voted unanimously against that offer.

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Government Shepherd Snyder, Feb. 28, 2023

Milton To Receive Federal Funding To Help Complete Flood Prevention Project

The money comes from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help support the town’s Lower Mud River Flood Risk Management project. It would build a flood wall that would span approximately one and a half miles along the river starting from east Milton and ending at an embankment about 500 feet south of U.S. Route 60.

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