MORGANTOWN – Incumbent Reps. David McKinley and Alex Mooney are considered the front-runners to win the GOP nomination for West Virginia’s newly drawn 2nd Congressional District. This is a look […]
Government
A look at campaign finances for five U.S. House District 2 candidates
MORGANTOWN — Seven people are seeking the new 2nd District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives: five Republicans and two Democrats. Today and Sunday we’ll take a first look […]
Preston Clerk proposes poll worker raise
Preston County’s clerk wants to give poll workers a pay increase. Currently, a poll worker gets $150 a day, which averages about $10 an hour, Clerk Linda Huggins told the […]
Dog attack discussed at Masontown Council
A Masontown woman whose dogs were attacked on her porch by a neighbor’s loose dogs talked with the town council about the problem at its most recent meeting. The dogs […]
Capito, Manchin, McKinley offer support of Harmony Grove interchange project
MORGANTOWN — The push for approval of the new Harmony Grove interchange has gone federal. In an April 27 letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Senators Joe Manchin and […]
Justice and team celebrate Moderna request to vaccinate ages 6 and under; BA.2 grows and state cases increase
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice and his team celebrated the news that Moderna on Thursday asked the FDA to OK use of its vaccine for children ages 6 and under. […]
Capito talks D.C. issues with West Virginia press
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito spoke with members of the West Virginia press on Thursday about various D.C. issues. She’d joined with other GOP senators on Wednesday to talk […]
State’s four legislative leaders join coalition to bring hydrogen hub to West Virginia
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s four legislative leaders joined the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Coalition on Thursday, adding their voices to those working to bring a hub to West Virginia. The […]
Just over 300 Mon County voters open early voting session
A total of 307 Monongalia County voters got to the polls Wednesday as early voting kicked off ahead of the May 10 primary election. Early voting will run through May […]
Capito joins GOP senators to again air concerns about end of Title 42 immigration policy
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined with her Senate GOP colleagues on Wednesday to once again call attention to their concerns about ending the Title 42 immigration policy. Sen. […]
