CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates spent an hour and 50 minutes debating the governor’s COVID-19 vaccine exemption bill before passing it with a 68-30 vote. The bill is HB […]
Government
Preston Chamber of Commerce hosts award dinner
KINGWOOD — About 120 people gathered at Camp Dawson for the Preston County Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Annual Dinner and Award Ceremony on Thursday evening. “The purpose of this evening […]
Mon Schools nursing director wins state award for service
MORGANTOWN — Last spring, when Monongalia County Schools rolled out the first COVID vaccines for students 12-15 years of age, that event, in many ways, was like an emergency room […]
Westover Mayor Johnson won’t seek re-election in ’22, cites ‘recent negativity’
MORGANTOWN — In a letter to members of Westover City Council, longtime Mayor Dave Johnson announced he will not seek re-election in 2022. The letter was delivered to council on […]
Senate delays vote on Senate district map as new one emerges and debate continues; House OKs Congressional map
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates on Thursday approved the Congressional map sent over from the Senate. Final action on the other two — the House district map and Senate […]
House Democrats object to governor’s vaccine exemption bill during press conference
CHARLESTON — House of Delegates Democratic leaders gathered Thursday morning to decry the governor’s COVID-19 vaccine exemption bill, HB 335. “I’m concerned about the message our governor is sending,” Minority […]
Kingwood Council votes to condemn Herring Building
KINGWOOD — Kingwood Council voted to put the old Herring building on its condemnation list. Only Dick Shaffer voted against the move. Since its construction in 1914, the historic Herring […]
Process to fix Ida damage moving along
KINGWOOD — The West Virginia Conservation Agency has been very helpful as it works with Preston County on stream restoration, streambank stabilization and stream blockage removal projects. That’s what County […]
Senate approves tweaked version of bill clarifying county commission authority over health board rules
CHARLESTON – The state Senate made some more tweaks on Wednesday to its bill clarifying county commission veto power over local health board rules, passed it and sent it to […]
Gov. Justice discusses potential exemptions to vaccine mandates
Gov. Jim Justice began Wednesday’s COVID-19 press conference as he always does, adding to the state’s tally of the dead. Twenty-two additional deaths since Monday brought West Virginia’s total to […]
