GRANVILLE — Town council approved amendments to its zoning ordinance for medical cannabis dispensaries and parking density for commercial spaces. A petition from the Granville Planning Commission to amend the […]
Local Government
W.Va. House passes big education bill with significant changes
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates passed an omnibus education bill that’s significantly different from when it came over from the Senate. The bill passed 71-29 early Thursday afternoon, after more than an […]
Kingwood votes to close street around the Herring Building April 1
KINGWOOD — Kingwood Council has voted to close the sidewalk entirely in front of the Herring Building April 1, if the owner fails to address stone falling from the building. […]
Loughry sentenced to 2 years in federal prison
CHARLESTON — Former state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to spend two years in federal prison after his conviction last fall on total counts of wire […]
List of proposed amendments for education bill keeps getting more omnibus
CHARLESTON — Delegates will propose a lot of changes to an education bill that’s already big. The omnibus education bill is on second reading on the House of Delegates floor today. That’s amendment […]
Reedsville considers noise and ATV/UTV ordinances
REEDSVILLE – Council worked on proposed noise and ATV/UTV ordinances at its Monday meeting. The proposed noise ordinance will include a construction activities section that would prohibit any type of […]
House Finance passes a schools bill, but not the one the chairman wanted
CHARLESTON — Members of the House Finance Committee rallied this morning and voted for a House Education version of a broad-ranging schools bill. That means the full House of Delegates could […]
Metz running for 7th Ward council seat
MORGANTOWN — As of Tuesday morning, four of seven Morgantown City Council seats are now contested. According to Communications Director Andrew Stacy, the city received candidate paperwork from Aaron Metz, […]
Longtime BOE member, former councilors running for city council seats
MORGANTOWN — Two former city councilors and a longtime member of the Monongalia County Board of Education (BOE) are among the candidates vying for seats on Morgantown City Council as of late […]
Manchin set goals as Energy Committee ranking member
CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., put forward his agenda as the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during the body’s first hearing last week on […]
