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		<title>Mon Preston Memorial Hospital cuts ribbon on oncology/clinical care expansion addition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>dbeard@dominionpost.com KINGWOOD – Leaders of Vandalia Health Mon Preston Memorial Hospital cut a pink ribbon Wednesday morning to celebrate next-week&#8217;s opening of the oncology and clinical expansion project. “It&#8217;s more [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>100+ People Who Care Morgantown give $25K for local charity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – 100+ People Who Care Morgantown met for the second time under their new format Monday afternoon to learn about three local charities and give one a $25,000 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/28/100-people-who-care-morgantown-give-25k-for-local-charity/">100+ People Who Care Morgantown give $25K for local charity</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>PSC sets hearing dates for Hope Gas PREP rate, Red Line cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Public Service Commission has set dates for testimony and evidentiary hearings for two Hope Gas cases. One is for its annual Pipeline Replacement and Expansion Program [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/23/psc-sets-hearing-dates-for-hope-gas-prep-rate-red-line-cases/">PSC sets hearing dates for Hope Gas PREP rate, Red Line cases</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>PSC staff offer recommendations for PSD1 board to improve its oversight; no criminal activity found</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Public Service Commission staff has completed its review of complaints filed by two customers of Preston County Public Service District No. 1 and determined PSD1 has not [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/21/psc-staff-offer-recommendations-for-psd1-board-to-improve-its-oversight-no-criminal-activity-found/">PSC staff offer recommendations for PSD1 board to improve its oversight; no criminal activity found</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Proposed FirstEnergy gas-fired power plant draws universal opposition at public hearing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Not a single person spoke in support of the Maidsville Energy Center – a proposed new 1,200 megawatt combined cycle gas turbine plant by FirstEnergy sisters Mon [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/16/proposed-firstenergy-gas-fired-power-plant-draws-universal-opposition-at-public-hearing/">Proposed FirstEnergy gas-fired power plant draws universal opposition at public hearing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>WVU leads Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure Consortium chosen to invest $321M for energy security projects</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium – led by WVU in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and more than 60 regional [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/15/wvu-leads-resilient-energy-technology-and-infrastructure-consortium-chosen-to-invest-321m-for-energy-security-projects/">WVU leads Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure Consortium chosen to invest $321M for energy security projects</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>PSC staff makes recommendations for upcoming MARL hearing in Charleston</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – As the evidentiary hearing approaches for NextEra Energy Transmission MidAtlantic Resiliency Link Project case, Public Service Commission staff have issued a second set of recommendations to keep [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/08/psc-staff-makes-recommendations-for-upcoming-marl-hearing-in-charleston/">PSC staff makes recommendations for upcoming MARL hearing in Charleston</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Preston PSD1 plans search for 1,545 missing customer files</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>dbeard@dominionpost.com NOTE: This report has been updated to include discussion of a recent state audit. MORGANTOWN – The Preston County Public Service District No. 1 hopes to find 1,545 missing [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/01/preston-psd1-plans-search-for-1545-missing-customer-files/">Preston PSD1 plans search for 1,545 missing customer files</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>PSC receives words of support for proposed Maidsville Energy Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Letters and testimony supporting the Mon Power/Potomac Edison plan to build a combined cycle gas plant at their Fort Martin site were received by the Public Service [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/26/psc-receives-words-of-support-for-proposed-maidsville-energy-center/">PSC receives words of support for proposed Maidsville Energy Center</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Mon Health Department closes beach at Cheat Lake Park; Save Cheat Lake renews calls for sanctions against Lake Lynn Generation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Following last week&#8217;s closure of Milestone Point Beach at Cheat Lake Park by the Monongalia County Health Department, the citizen group Save Cheat Lake has renewed its [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/06/24/mon-health-department-closes-beach-at-cheat-lake-park-save-cheat-lake-renews-calls-for-sanctions-against-lake-lynn-generation/">Mon Health Department closes beach at Cheat Lake Park; Save Cheat Lake renews calls for sanctions against Lake Lynn Generation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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