KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission approved a reworked magisterial district map for publication at its meeting on Tuesday. There was little discussion before the three commissioners unanimously voted to […]
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Justice marks 1-year anniversary of COVID vaccine in West Virginia, urges more vaccines and boosters as surge expected
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine coming to West Virginia, and again joined with his team to urge more vaccines and […]
Capito, GOP senators blast Democratic plan to spend $80B to hire more IRS agents, saying it will hurt small businesses
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined with other GOP senators at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to blast a Democratic proposal to increase Internal Revenue Service funding by $80 […]
Preston Commission holds special redistricting meeting
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission will have the opportunity to vote on two proposed magisterial districts at its next meeting. County Clerk Linda Huggins will present the second option […]
SALT taxes – what are they?
There has been a lot of discussion amongst government leaders about the cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions. The Biden Administration’s Build Back Better Act proposes raising the […]
Manchin, Secretary of Health Services attend ribbon-cutting, tour Neuroscience Institute
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, took some time to visit healthcare facilities in Marion and Monongalia counties Friday — […]
Resident asked to speak at House hearing
Mindy Salango is a Morgantown resident who lives with Type 1 diabetes. Salango is a mom, has a full-time job with health insurance and still struggles to afford her medications. […]
Justice encourages boosters before winter surge
At Thursday’s press conference, Gov. Jim Justice and his COVID advisors continued to press West Virginians to get vaccinated, and specifically to get booster shots ahead of an expected winter […]
Bob Pirner, Milan Puskar Health Right recognized to open council session
MORGANTOWN — Bob Pirner is, among many other things, a Navy veteran. So it’s somewhat fitting he would be recognized to open the Dec. 7 meeting of Morgantown City Council […]
Preston Commission agrees to leases for Community Corrections
KINGWOOD — Preston County’s Community Corrections program will stay in its current space at least through the end of June 2023. The Preston County Commission voted unanimously in favor of […]
