Mon Health System — with sponsorship from Steptoe & Johnson PLLC — welcomed the president and CEO of Hope Gas to north-central West Virginia Monday evening at Mon Health Medical […]
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‘Minor gas leak’ caused evacuation of Morgantown Walmart
The Walmart located off of 4-H Camp/Hornbeck Road was evacuated Tuesday morning for a gas leak. Walmart communications spokesperson Stephanie Sharp told The Dominion Post there was a minor gas […]
Hospital COVID numbers climbing; new variant taking over; Justice retooling his briefings
MORGANTOWN — COVID hospitalizations have tripled since Thanksgiving, a new variant is on the loose, and Gov. Jim Justice is rebranding his twice-weekly briefings in acknowledgement of the new normal. […]
Hope Gas enters deal to acquire Peoples Gas West Virginia service area
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown-based Hope Gas announced on Tuesday that it has entered an agreement with Essential Utilities to purchase Peoples Gas WV. Peoples is a Pennsylvania-based energy company serving 740,000 […]
PSC OK’s Mon Power/Potomac Edison rate hike settlement; requires companies to prepare report of possible Pleasants plant purchase
MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission has OK’d the modified rate hike for Mon Power and Potomac Edison that the companies agreed to in a December settlement that the […]
FirstEnergy offers safety tips for holiday drone pilots, and a new drone safety video game
MORGANTOWN — With the expectation that people will give and receive drones for Christmas, Mon Power’s parent company FirstEnergy offered safety tips for folks getting ready to fly their new […]
Form Energy will build 100-hour iron-air battery plant in Weirton; will create 750 jobs and advance energy generation
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday announced an economic development partnership that he said will help revitalize the city of Weirton and foster American energy independence. Massachusetts-based Form Energy […]
Middletown Mall transformation: Area contractors set their sights on a new project
BY ALISE CHAFFINS Brothers Richard and David Biafora always manage to keep themselves busy. In 2005, they began construction on Suncrest Towne Centre, an open air shopping center in Morgantown. […]
Mon Power/Potomac Edison reach settlement for rate hike half of what it asked of PSC; remainder deferred for 2023 filing
MORGANTOWN — Mon Power and Potomac Edison customers will see a rate hike come January, but only half of what the companies requested from the state Public Service Commission. The […]
Viatris shareholders approve executive pay, reject proposal to unseat Robert Coury as executive chair
MORGANTOWN — Viatris shareholders gave their approval to the pay structures for five executive officers during their recent annual meeting. Shareholders also approved reelection of four board members and rejected […]
