MORGANTOWN — It would have been easy, VFW Post 548 Commander Jeremy Allio said, to make excuses — to relent to the hassles of a seemingly endless pandemic and just […]
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Smith: State vaccine lottery money better spent on public health
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Health Officer Lee Smith recently offered his opinion on Ohio giving away $1 million in a vaccination incentive lottery. “That is just nails on a chalkboard, […]
County vaccine numbers ahead of the curve, but largely stalled
MORGANTOWN — What started as a sprint has become a slog. That, in a nutshell, sums up COVID-19 vaccination efforts across the country. Monongalia County’s vaccination numbers are tracking ahead […]
Board of Health approves local regulations for cannabis dispensaries
MORGANTOWN — More weed shops than Sheetz. More marijuana merchants than McDonald’s. Monongalia County Board of Health Chairman Sam Chico offered some perspective Thursday as the board unanimously approved a […]
Viatris provides WARN Act notice to Mon Commission
MORGANTOWN — More than six months after the public announcement, news that Mylan Pharmaceuticals, now Viatris, is closing its Chestnut Ridge facility and pulling more than 1,400 jobs out of […]
Morgantown Council to take up For The People Act resolution
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council will take up a resolution supporting the federal passage of the For the People Act (H.R.1). Currently before Congress, the bill would expand voting rights, […]
New UTC bonds to be issued, some contingent on Kohl’s, Texas Roadhouse
MORGANTOWN — Developer WestRidge, the Monongalia County Commission and a team of legal and financial consultants had all but finalized a $72 million bond issuance in March 2020 to continue […]
City seeking design funds for Dorsey Avenue sidewalk, pedestrian bridge
MORGANTOWN — Hallelujah. That sums up Morgantown City Councilor Jenny Selin’s response to news that the city is pursuing funds to add a sidewalk along Dorsey Avenue, between Hudson and […]
Morgantown Council approves $1.8M increase in final budget revision
MORGANTOWN — In its final budget revision for the current fiscal year, Morgantown City Council recently approved a first reading of an amendment reflecting a $1,807,724 increase. Interim Finance Director […]
Forgotten laptop results in 911 call
WESTOVER — A forgotten laptop may have saved a Westover duplex Thursday afternoon. Rose Marie Walsh owns the structure at 31 Monongahela Ave. Her granddaughter, Misty Rose Walsh, lives in […]
