The Preston County Board of Education’s unanimous vote to not require students to wear masks when they start the 2021-2022 school year on Wednesday was met with applause. “I’m happy,” […]
Government
Justice: Bureaucratic hurdles delay launch of vaccine booster effort
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice expressed frustration over federal bureaucratic delays in getting out vaccines boosters as West Virginia’s active cases passed 10,000 and breakthrough cases surge. “We need to […]
Job fair coming to Preston County
KINGWOOD — There will be lots of opportunities for employment Sept. 9 at the second job fair hosted by the Preston County Chamber of Commerce and the Workforce Development Committee. […]
Congressional finance disclosures: Miller, Mooney pass McKinley for net worth
MORGANTOWN – Reps. Carol Miller and Alex Mooney have displaced Rep. David McKinley as the wealthiest members of West Virginia’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation, according to their 2020 personal […]
Mon Commission weighing a public/private venture to address problem roads
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission is looking to implement a process through which it can assist private property owners in addressing access roads that have either been orphaned or […]
Arthurdale to host children’s art reception
An art reception featuring projects by Preston County children will be held at 6 p.m., Aug 25, at Arthurdale Heritage Inc. The kids, ages 4-13, were asked a variety of […]
Area residents don’t think incentives affect people’s decision whether to be vaccinated
Just when West Virginians may have thought they’d seen the last of the prizes Babydog had to offer, Gov. Jim Justice announced a new round of vaccine incentives Friday. The […]
Do It For Babydog Round 2 offers new set of vaccine incentive prizes; first drawing to be Aug. 31
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced Do It For Babydog Round 2 on Friday. As before, the goal is to get younger residents vaccinated, he said. “We’ll try to incentivize […]
MPO Policy Board holds the line on Dents Run intersection project, will study UTC
MORGANTOWN — Sending a message. That’s how Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board Chairman Tom Bloom explained Thursday’s policy board decision to reject a West Virginia Department of Highways […]
W.Va.’s new COVID milestone: Deaths from disease top 3,000
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia marked a sad milestone Thursday as COVID-19 deaths topped 3,000 in the state — at 3,0001. With the more infectious, deadlier Delta variant causing surges nationwide, […]
