MORGANTOWN – Sen. Joe Manchin doesn’t favor passing the entire $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan proposed by President Biden, he told members of the West Virginia press Wednesday morning. Not […]
Government
‘Beat 588 bad’: Justice wants to convince vaccine holdouts to get theirs so the masks can come off
MORGANTOWN — A Wednesday COVID-19 briefing abuzz with numbers yielded a new slogan from Gov. Jim Justice: “Beat 588 bad.” That’s a number floated by a reporter of those West […]
Herring Road project moves forward; contract awarded to A.J. Burk
KINGWOOD — A contract has been awarded to a West Virginia contractor for the Herring Road water line extension. The Herring Road Project was a topic of discussion at the […]
Powers of police review board cut as it heads back for city council review
MORGANTOWN — The May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd touched off weeks of national unrest and put a spotlight on policing — resulting locally in calls for the creation […]
Preston Commission sets levy rates
KINGWOOD – Preston County Commissioners held a moment of silence in remembrance of Charley Pase. “He (Pase) cared a lot about the county. He was a pioneer in recycling and […]
Star City resident resumes efforts to implement anti-discrimination ordinance
A Star City resident that frequented council meetings last year to propose and support the implementation of anti-discrimination ordinance in the city reappeared at Tuesday night’s Zoom meeting to resume […]
Westover Council appoints councilmember-at-large
WESTOVER—Westover City Council has appointed Duane Tatar for councilmember-at-large following the resignation of Stephen Lawrence. Tatar was one of four candidates to submit letters of interest. Four council members voted […]
Joe Manchin, Cecil Roberts talk clean coal, coal jobs with National Press Club
MORGANTOWN – Sen Joe Manchin and United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts teamed up on Monday to promote coal jobs and clean coal technology. They took part in […]
Justice to sign executive order lifting many of his 91 pandemic orders; mask mandate to remain in place
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday that he’s issuing a new executive order undoing many of the previous 91 he issued since March 2020 to respond to the COVID-19 […]
How the needle exchange bill diverges from CDC guidance, and what needle exchanges can accomplish
MORGANTOWN — The CDC offers an abundance of resources and guidance for syringe service programs — SSPs, or needle exchanges. Many elements of SB 334, which the governor signed into […]
