MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Engineer Damien Davis said the city is working on a fix for Jacobs Street, which is closed due to a slip. Jacobs Street is located in the […]
Local Government
Justice Loughry pleads not guilty to federal indictment charges
By Jeff Jenkins and Brad McElhinny, WV Metronews CHARLESTON — Suspended state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon to the charges in the 22-count federal criminal […]
WVU BOG unanimously approves Fiscal Year 2019 budget
MORGANTOWN — The WVU Board of Governors unanimously approved a Fiscal Year 2019 budget of $1.1 billion budget on Friday. This is a slight increase over FY 2018’s budget of $1.07 […]
Mon Commission sets aside $70,000 to update CCTV equipment after recent vandalism of courthouse square
MORGANTOWN — Flowers, mulch and unicycles in the Monongalia County Courthouse fountain prompted the county commission to approve $71,951 worth of improvements to the courthouse’s closed circuit television (CCTV) system. The […]
PEIA Finance Board bumps up tiers for the insurance program
CHARLESTON — The PEIA Finance Board has bumped up the tiers for the insurance program by $2,700 to ensure that raises public employees recently received won’t be deteriorated by corresponding […]
Justice Loughry indicted on 22 counts, including fraud, witness tampering
CHARLESTON — On West Virginia Day, federal investigators announced the indictment of the man who wrote the book on political corruption in the Mountain State. Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry was […]
Morgantown City Council votes to postpone forest vote after hearing opposition from residents
MORGANTOWN — Challenge accepted. The Morgantown City Council postponed a vote on the controversial $5.2 million purchase of the 40-acre Haymaker Forest after nearly four hours of public outcry Tuesday […]
City notifies property owners, removal of storm water in sewers
KINGWOOD — The days are counting down for Kingwood property owners ordered to remove their storm water from the sanitary sewers. Earlier this year, council amended the sewer ordinance to […]
Westwood Middle School PTO brings list of opportunities to Westover City Council
WESTOVER — The Westwood Middle School Parent/Teacher Organization, Inc. (PTO) brought a list of potential partnership opportunities to the city of Westover for review — opportunities that focused more on […]
Judge denies injunction for the purchase of Haymaker Forest
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Circuit Judge Russel Clawges denied a motion for injunctive relief by Richard Vaglienti to prevent the Morgantown City Council from taking further action towards purchasing a […]
