MORGANTOWN — Mark Brazaitis, whose first stint as a Morgantown City Councilor has been marked by spats with Monongalia County commissioners and WVU, plans to stage a write-in candidacy for […]
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Morgantown to potentially partner with Blue Zones Project
MORGANTOWN — WVU and Morgantown hope to be the first joint city/university to receive a prestigious Blue Zone health and wellness distinction, but it’s not likely to be fast, easy or […]
Campaigns more closely split between home-grown and imported dollars
MORGANTOWN — While West Virginia’s U.S. Senate race was overwhelmingly funded by out-of-state dollars during the most recent reporting period, the two 1st District House campaigns are more closely split between […]
County Commission adopts new map of the West Run Planning District
MORGANTOWN — A new official map of the West Run Planning District was adopted by the Monongalia County Commission. Rich Wood, the county’s director of planning, explained that the new map […]
Majority of campaign funds for U.S. Senate seat candidates came from contributions from other states
MORGANTOWN — From mid-April through June, the campaigns for West Virginia’s U.S. Senate seat were only marginally supported by West Virginians. For incumbent Democrat Joe Manchin, 95.4 percent of his […]
Pace of state Supreme Court impeachment proceedings causing partisan divide
CHARLESTON — Two local lawmakers participating in the impeachment proceedings against four state Supreme Court justices shared contrasting thoughts on the pace of the historic occurrence. Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer, […]
Area hotel occupancy rises
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice celebrated an increase in hotel occupancy statewide, but the local convention and visitors bureau says Monongalia and Preston counties are also on the rise. As per […]
Carmichael: Justice party switch has worked out well
CHARLESTON — A year ago Friday, Gov. Jim Justice stood with President Donald Trump at a rally in Huntington and announced he was switching his party affiliation from Democrat to […]
Jenkins ‘seriously considering’ a run for state Supreme Court to replace Ketchum
CHARLESTON — West Virginia 3rd District Congressman Evan Jenkins told MetroNews on Thursday he is “seriously considering” a run for state Supreme Court in the November election. Jenkins, whose second […]
Morgantown City Councilor calls out Brazaitis for comments
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Councilor Jenny Selin said Deputy Mayor Mark Brazaitis “has gone way out of line with his conduct” toward other agencies and asserts “I think we need […]
