MORGANTOWN — The challengers in two of three local state Senate races far outspent the incumbents in their unsuccessful election bids. In the third, the spending was […]
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City of Morgantown announces holiday hours for government offices
MORGANTOWN — The City of Morgantown has announced its government offices holiday hours. The City of Morgantown government offices are closed on the following days in observance […]
State warns of “deceptive” documents aimed at West Virginia businesses
MORGANTOWN — Inquiries flooding into West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner’s office indicate all or a majority of the roughly 103,000 businesses registered in the state […]
Friends of Track and Field provide funds for new track facility
MORGANTOWN — A check for $48,245 was presented to the Mylan Park Foundation by Friends of Track and Field during Wednesday’s Monongalia County Commission meeting. As previously […]
Ethics complaint filed against Morgantown City Councilor Mark Brazaitis
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown resident Michael Clifford said he’s filed a complaint with the West Virginia Ethics Commission focusing on whether City Councilor Mark Brazaitis used his WVU […]
Mountain Line looking to fill the void left by defunct nonprofit
MORGANTOWN — Starting Jan. 2, Mountain Line Transit Authority will step in to try to alleviate what Executive Director David Bruffy characterized as “a transportation crisis in […]
Morgantown City Council discussing implementation of city sales tax
MORGANTOWN — According to an estimate from the West Virginia Tax Office, a 1 percent municipal sales tax would generate between $5 million and $6 million annually […]
Commissioners vote to exonerate Preston of $60K in property taxes
KINGWOOD — Preston Commissioners voted to exonerate the county of $60,785.36 in property taxes the assessor says it owes on the former Kinney Shoe property. A year […]
Manchin, Morrisey still disagree on Obamacare; both respond to judge’s ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin says the “death by a thousand cuts” for the Affordable Care Act is continuing as a result of the much-talked-about ruling […]
Preston Commission continues to seek meeting with state transportation secretary
KINGWOOD — State Transportation Secretary Tom Smith hasn’t agreed to meet with Preston commissioners by phone or in person, but they aren’t giving up. “They’ve done a […]