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 […]
Government
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 […]
Fleischauer, League of Women Voters to receive human rights recognition
MORGANTOWN — Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer, D-Monongalia, and the Morgantown/Monongalia County League of Women Voters will be recognized during Tuesday’s Morgantown City Council meeting by the city’s […]
Runway extension update part of Morgantown City Council planning session
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Manager Paul Brake said dirt could begin moving on the Morgantown Municipal Airport’s 1,001-foot runway extension by the end of September 2019. Further, […]
New House majority whip eyes inventory tax in preparation for start of 2019 session
CHARLESTON — Delegate Amy Summers, R-Taylor, is prepping for her new job as House majority leader. She was named to the post last week and wants to […]
Kingwood leaders place wreath at the Veterans Memorial Plaza
KINGWOOD — Mayor Jean-Manuel Guillot and Prosecuting Attorney Mel Snyder ignored the rain and cold to place a wreath at the Veterans Memorial Plaza in Kingwood on […]
Preston County Sheriff’s Department details license plate fraud in the county
KINGWOOD — More than 100 license plates were collected by the Preston County Sheriff’s Department during a six-week period after deputies pulled over vehicles when they spotted […]
