Forest Weyen has had a busy year. Hired in October 2019 as the executive director of a newly reformed Mon EMS — a merger of Mon EMS […]
Monongalia County
Commission asks for public’s patience
Monongalia County is in the red. COVID-19 numbers continue to climb. Schools have gone online and sports, outside of WVU, have been sidelined. People are frustrated. In […]
State COVID numbers get worse; Justice urges all to show their mettle
MORGANTOWN — It was all about the numbers Wednesday. West Virginia’s COVID numbers are turning steeply south and Gov. Jim Justice spent a good part of his […]
46 counties start school Tuesday, but not Mon; WVU cases counted in Mon’s red status, rejecting requests to exclude it
MORGANTOWN — After 179 days of closure, schools in 46 counties reopened on Tuesday, state Superintendent Clayton Burch announced during the day’s COVID-19 briefing from the Capitol. […]
Monongalia County delegates oppose separating WVU COVID-19 statistics
MORGANTOWN — A letter from state lawmakers opposing any plan to separate WVU’s COVID-19 statistics from county data was delivered to Gov. Jim Justice on Friday, the […]
County turning red as plan forms to request WVU data pulled from overall statistics
MORGANTOWN — Following an emergency work session on Wednesday, a plan is forming that would ask Governor Jim Justice to remove WVU’s COVID-19 statistics from the numbers […]
Mon County Commission remembers former Commissioner Bob Bell
MORGANTOWN — Sean Sikora was a bit nervous the first time he met Bob Bell. A Republican, Sikora was a political novice and a county commission candidate […]
County hopes to fund I-79 project
Glenn Adrian proposed interchange idea to commission If you build it, they will come. Sure, the line originated with disembodied voices and ghosts playing baseball in a […]
Mon Schools employee has COVID scare
While it began bumpy, the ride is seemingly smoothing out for the Monongalia County Schools transportation employee whose initial positive test for COVID-19 sparked fears he may […]
Mon bars to remain closed until Aug. 31; conditions set for reopening
Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday extended the Monongalia County bar closure another 10 days. They’ll reopen on Aug. 31. “It’s not like I’m just stringing people along,” […]
