dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – West Virginia American Water’s quest to channel most of its customers into paperless billing has failed – with the Public Service Commission this week denying the request […]
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WVU research VP urges faculty to remain calm as federal actions foster uncertainty
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Uncertainty remains the key word as WVU continues to work out how Trump administration executive actions will affect the university. WVU Vice President for Research Fred King […]
Mon Medical Center earns A in Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center earned an A in Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade spring 2025 report. This is Mon Health’s first A since 2019 – improving from […]
Hope Gas files rate hike proposal with Public Service Commission
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Hope Gas filed with the Public Service Commission this week to increase its base rates. This is its first base rate case since 2020. Hope said in […]
Part of Morgantown sees power outage
MORGANTOWN – Part of the city was hit by a power outage Tuesday afternoon. The Mon Power outage page showed 1,941 of 49,869 customers without power. A call to the […]
A look at bills that crossed the legislative finish line
MORGANTOWN – The 2025 legislative session wrapped up at midnight Saturday, and a number of bills we followed along the way completed their journeys. Most prominent among them is HB […]
DOGE reports 10 HHS grants to state Health Department terminated
MORGANTOWN – In the DOGE effort to curb federal spending by terminating federal grants, West Virginia has taken a relatively tiny hit compared to other states. DOGE has terminated 9,283 […]
Senate Holocaust education bill dies in the House – again
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Legislature is plowing through bills as it heads to close of session midnight Saturday, but the Senate bill to require Holocaust education in the public schools […]
CarePortal program to help families in need goes live in Mon County
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Department of Human Services Secretary Alex Mayer came to Morgantown on Thursday to join with Chad Clutter, director of Chestnut Mountain Village, social workers and members of […]
WVU Medicine cuts ribbon on Center for Nursing Education
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – WVU Medicine cut the ribbon on Thursday on its brand-new Center for Nursing Education. Members of the first student cohort, faculty and staff, WVUM and WVU leaders […]
