MORGANTOWN – As West Virginia’s population continues dwindling and state leaders grope for ways to bring and keep people here, 1,500 well-paid factory workers face the end of their careers […]
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Fire destroys acres of mulch at Bruceton Mills plant
BRUCETON MILLS — A fire Sunday burned several acres of mulch at the Grant County Mulch Plant on Glade Farms Road. Bruceton-Brandonville Volunteer Fire Department Chief Derrick Crane said employees […]
Denver Water Board seeks funds for upgrades
KINGWOOD — A representative of the Denver Water Board asked Preston County commissioners for funding at the Tuesday morning meeting. Jay Layton, a member of the Denver Water Board, said […]
Canvassing process bumps municipal turnout up by two ballots
MORGANTOWN — Two additional ballots, one late-arriving absentee and one provisional, were added to the Morgantown Municipal Election vote totals on Monday as a quorum of Morgantown City Council sat […]
Gov. Justice: ‘If we have to go door to door, we’ll go door to door’ with vaccine
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice elaborated a bit on Monday on his plan to make COVID vaccinations more accessible. They’ll take clinics to fixed sites and mobile sites in high-traffic […]
Commission to meet with state on stalled Exit 155 project
MORGANTOWN — It appears as if the development of a new overpass has hit an impasse, at least temporarily. In a letter to Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Director […]
Capito, Manchin comment on Biden address to Congress, other topics
MORGANTOWN – Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin both spoke with members of the West Virginia press this week about President Biden’s address to Congress and other topics. Capito […]
Grant aims to reduce overdose deaths
WVU Today Patients with substance use disorder will be able to better connect with emergency department-initiated treatment programs at participating hospitals throughout the state, thanks to a partnership between West […]
‘We don’t want to see a kid go hungry’: Mon Schools announces summer feeding program
MORGANTOWN — Students who rely on school breakfast and lunch in Monongalia County won’t go hungry this summer. Packaged meal boxes will be offered at several sites across the county, […]
Natalie Tennant, local legislators meet to promote federal For the People election reform act working through Congress
FAIRMONT – Former Secretary of State Natalie Tennant led a gathering of current and former state legislators and other members of the local community to stir support for a sweeping […]
