MORGANTOWN — Members of the Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday reiterated their belief that it’s not solely the responsibility of government to solve social issues, like homelessness. As has been […]
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Voters renew all four excess levies for a second time
MORGANTOWN — To hear Maria Smith tell it, she never had a doubt. Smith, Mountain Line’s general manager, said she was confident Monongalia County’s voters would renew the transit levy. […]
Barnett, Gall elected to Westover Council as Viola, Tatar tie for final seat
Wild. That’s how Westover Mayor Bob Lucci summed up Tuesday’s results. Randy Barnett and Mark Gall, two lifelong Westover residents and newcomers to elected politics, won at-large seats on Westover […]
No drama in commission, assessor races as turnout dips below 30%
MORGANTOWN — There wasn’t much drama to be had in the county races for the Western District seat on the Monongalia County Commission and Monongalia County Assessor. Both races […]
City’s planning commission approves vape shop restrictions
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Planning Commission has given its blessing to a zoning text amendment that would prohibit any new tobacco/vape shops from opening downtown. It’s recommending Morgantown City Council […]
Early voting starts slow, finishes strong heading into Election Day
MORGANTOWN — About a third of the 6,244 early votes cast in Monongalia County came on days nine (959) and 10 (1,099) of the 10-day early voting period. Despite the […]
Region 4 taps Dower for West Virginia First Foundation
MORGANTOWN — In a near-unanimous vote Thursday morning, Region 4 selected Jon Dower as its representative on the West Virginia First Foundation, the 11-member board tasked with distributing hundreds of […]
Mon County opens grant process for directly allocated opioid dollars
MORGANTOWN — When it comes to the state’s opioid-settlement dollars, there are two pools of money. There’s nearly $1 billion dollars to be distributed at the state level through the […]
Commission says it needs details on Bartlett House situation
MORGANTOWN — Members of the Monongalia County Commission said Wednesday they are not comfortable providing a financial lifeline to Bartlett Housing Solutions until the agency opens up its books. Commissioner […]
Morgantown Council goes back home, hears a familiar message
MORGANTOWN — A crowd of onlookers filled Morgantown City Hall’s foyer and spilled out onto Spruce Street Tuesday evening as the city commemorated the reopening of the historic municipal building […]
