MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Councilor Ryan Wallace, who is unopposed to maintain his 3rd Ward seat in the upcoming municipal election, does not intend to serve a second term on […]
Local Government
Manchin, Charleston set to host W.Va.’s largest job fair
CHARLESTON — One of the largest job fairs the state of West Virginia has ever seen is going to be held at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center on Friday. From […]
Area leaders push Manchin, Capito to halt emissions change to EPA vehicles rule
MORGANTOWN — Four local leaders are urging Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., to petition the Environmental Protection Agency and halt a change to a 7-year old […]
Kingwood Council OKs 2019-’20 budget; state must also approve
KINGWOOD — Kingwood Council gave tentative approval to is 2019-2020 budget this week. Final approval can’t be given until the state approves the budget. The estimated budget follows the items […]
Justice predicts “avalanche” of work soon on secondary roads
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice predicted an “avalanche of work” would begin soon on secondary roads across the state during an appearance Wednesday on MetroNews “Talkline.” “And absolutely there won’t […]
Morgantown Council adopts budget, votes down amendment to keep attorney in-house
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council voted 6-1 to adopt its $37.3 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday. Councilor Ryan Wallace voted in the minority after proposing an […]
Suit filed asking court to block Morgantown elections until wards equalized
MORGANTOWN — A lawsuit filed Tuesday in Monongalia County Circuit Court is asking for an injunction stopping the City of Morgantown from holding an election until it better equalizes the […]
Preston County considers recycling glass
KINGWOOD — Preston County is looking into glass recycling. Like most other recycling operations, those in Preston County quit accepting glass sometime ago. At Monday’s county commission meeting, County Administrator […]
W.Va. Attorney General sues Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
CHARLESTON — The Diocese of Wheeling Charleston is the target of civil litigation by the office of Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. The suit blames the diocese and its bishops for […]
Justice gathers highways workers, asks for lists of West Virginia roads to repair
CHARLESTON — During a gathering that lasted about 15 minutes, Gov. Jim Justice gave highways crews from all over the state a mission. “I’m going to give you 72 hours […]
