KINGWOOD — Preston County Clerk Linda Huggins continues the search for a place to store voting machines. Huggins has been working with the Preston County Commission to find a secure […]
Local Government
Albright woman ordered to move trailer from floodplain
KINGWOOD — Amy Sapp has 10 days to remove her mobile home from the floodplain in Albright or the town can do it for her, Preston Circuit Judge Steve Shaffer […]
Kingwood Council reevaluates spending on garbage collection
KINGWOOD — When Kingwood Council sits down to work on the 2020-21 budget, it will be taking a close look at the cost of providing garbage pickup. Recently Mayor Jean […]
Governor calls special session to handle 3 bills on Nov. 18
MORGANTOWN — The Legislature will go into special session on Monday to consider three bills proposed by Gov. Jim Justice. Justice announced the special session on Thursday; he timed it […]
Preston County joins Heart Safe Schools Project
KINGWOOD — Preston County joined the West Virginia Heart Safe Schools Project. Dr. John Phillips, chief of the Section of Pediatric Cardiology at West Virginia University Health Sciences, and Preston […]
County opts out of negotiations with opiate companies
Monongalia County has opted out of a first-of-its-kind national negotiating class aimed at consolidating lawsuits against opiate manufacturers and distributors. At the urging of legal counsel, the commission on Wednesday […]
Parks and trails levy group votes to reduce BOPARC’s cut if levy renewed
MORGANTOWN — Should Monongalia County voters renew the parks and trails levy during the May 2020 primary election, the percentage of levy funds going to BOPARC will be substantially less. […]
Fairmont Morgantown Housing Development receives federal grant
In a Tuesday press release, West Virginia Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin — both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee — announced a $132,152 grant for the Fairmont […]
PSD 1 continues to face water woes as Impoundment 6, other sources run low
KINGWOOD — Call your elected representatives and the State Public Service Commission to complain about delays in the water project, Public Service District 1 urged customers Tuesday. “I urge everyone, […]
Commissioners talk decentralization, maintenance, manpower ahead of meeting with DOH officials
MORGANTOWN — Members of the Monongalia County Commission said they would like to begin a conversation about decentralizing the West Virginia Division of Highways — at least to some degree. […]
