This is the first of a series on Friends of Cheat’s trail and creek reclamation plans. MORGANTOWN — An abandoned railroad trestle and an empty lot that once housed a […]
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Governor hopefuls spending reports
The field of 12 gubernatorial hopefuls is down to two: Republican Gov. Jim Justice, seeking to keep his seat, and Democrat Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango, seeking to knock him […]
Politics, growing COVID case numbers dominate Justice Friday briefing
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice began Friday’s briefing on a somber note, announcing five new deaths since his last press conference.The deaths bring the state to 116. West Virginia saw […]
Game Changers youth substance misuse prevention program plans virtual summits; Justice joins as state ‘head coach’
MORGANTOWN — Game Changers, the statewide substance misuse prevention program for high schoolers, is going virtual this fall with four interactive summits. Game Changer Coordinator Joe Boczek, of Morgantown, and […]
Manchin, Capito air positives and negatives of new COVID bill, the HEALS Act
MORGANTOWN — Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito offered their opinions – positive and negative – on Wednesday on the GOP HEALS Act COVID-19 $1trillon stimulus package. Manchin, D-W.Va., […]
Justice eyes COVID migration from the south, dismisses Manchin criticism of his CARES Act spending
MORGANTOWN — The date may be on the books, but that doesn’t mean it’s etched in stone. That was Gov. Jim Justice’s message Wednesday, regarding the Sept. 8 school reopening […]
All voters will be permitted to request absentee ballot for November Election; may use new online portal
MORGANTOWN — Any voter who wants to vote absentee in the November general election because of COVID-19 concerns will be able to do so, Secretary of State Mac Warner announced […]
Justice, DHHR address questions of COVID test results delays, need to self-quarantine while waiting
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County’s active COVID-19 caseload continues to trend downward, with 177 cases Monday morning, Gov. Jim Justice said Monday. Kanawha County remains the state’s highest, with 266. Kanawha […]
Capito answers COVID questions in Mon/Preston telephone town hall and Q&A with The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia and Preston County residents got a chance recently to question Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., in a telephone town hall. Capito took the calls from her D.C. […]
A look at spending in 2nd, 13th and 14th district state Senate races
MORGANTOWN — The incumbents or front-runners in three local state Senate races were all heading to November with significant financial advantages over their challengers. The challengers in two of those […]
