COVID-19 has taken a toll on the state office that oversees oil and gas production. James Martin, chief of the Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Oil and Gas recently […]
Business
Businesses impacted by Buckwheat cancellation
Store owner: We are going to lose a lot of good fun and revenue KINGWOOD — In only the second time in history, Preston County’s Buckwheat Festival is canceled. The […]
Mountain Line requires riders to wear face coverings
Mountain Line Transit has taken aggressive steps to protect the safety of its transit operations since the early part of the pandemic. All buses continue to be fumigated with DSV […]
MCHD Dentistry expands with hiring of second dentist, Dr. Youseph Kassar
As MCHD Dentistry continues to expand, at Monongalia County Health Department and with the Smile Express mobile unit, a second dentist, Dr. Youseph Kassar, has been hired. A Morgantown native, […]
Preston County receives results from survey of businesses
KINGWOOD — A survey of businesses provides a roadmap for where jobs will be for Prestonians in the years ahead and how to prepare the workforce to fill them. The […]
New Aldi store opens in Sabraton
The newest Aldi store in the area is now open for business. Shoppers were welcomed Thursday to the 12,000-square-foot grocery store, which has a five-aisle floor plan. A four-way light […]
West Virginia’s post-COVID rebound unpredictable but possibly bright, economists say
MORGANTOWN — The path of West Virginia’s economic recovery is unpredictable, experts said Thursday, but things are already bouncing back and some optimism is in order. “I personally remain optimistic […]
Savage Services makes last delivery to Morgantown Energy Associates plant
Savage Services made its last fuel delivery Wednesday to the Morgantown Energy Associates plant. For years, the company delivered fuel and carried away ash from the Beechurst Avenue facility. Earlier […]
State DEP advisory council creates work group to retool human health parameters for water pollution
MORGANTOWN — The Department of Environmental Protection’s effort to update its human health criteria for wastewater discharges – which began in 2018 and stalled as industry and environmentalists collided – […]
They Mean Business
Manchin, SBA admin host round table about PPP loans The U.S. Small Business Administration still has $129 billion of CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program money to hand out to small […]
