KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission voted to give $61,802.99 from its CARES money to the county’s EMS services to help with expenses from the last quarter. However, Commissioner Dave […]
Preston County
Preston County fills coordinator position
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission hired its first county coordinator on Wednesday. Joseph Hauger, 52, of Terra Alta, will start the job June 1, with a salary of $45,000 […]
COVID at single-digits in Mon schools — but the contagion is still a presence in the Mountain State
COVID cases in Mon Schools are still clocking in at all-time pandemic lows, according to the most-recent numbers posted by the district. A total of nine positive cases were reported […]
Preston Commission to buy HVAC tools
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission approved the purchase of essential HVAC tools at its most-recent regular meeting. Facility manager Joe LaRue told The Dominion Post the tools will cost […]
Preston Clerk proposes poll worker raise
Preston County’s clerk wants to give poll workers a pay increase. Currently, a poll worker gets $150 a day, which averages about $10 an hour, Clerk Linda Huggins told the […]
Dog attack discussed at Masontown Council
A Masontown woman whose dogs were attacked on her porch by a neighbor’s loose dogs talked with the town council about the problem at its most recent meeting. The dogs […]
Two more Preston BOE candidates speak with DP edit board
The fate of Rowlesburg and Fellowsville schools are an issue the next Preston County Board of Education will likely have to tackle in coming years. Two candidates, incumbent Jeanne Dreisbach […]
Preston Commission gets ARPA update; second half of funds expected after June
KINGWOOD — Preston County’s entire allocation of American Rescue Plan Act money can be reported under a single category. “The federal government assumes that everyone has had at least $10 […]
Preston tests election systems ahead of early voting
Preston County’s voting systems were publicly tested on Friday in preparation for early voting, which starts April 27. Seven different ballots — one of each kind — were tested to […]
More farmland to be protected in Preston County
KINGWOOD — Two Preston County farms are one step closer to being protected by an easement and remaining as agricultural land forever. Program director of the county’s Farmland Protection Board […]
