MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Municipal Airport has received $7,777,778 from the Federal Aviation Administration for the first phase of its $50 million runway extension project. According to a press release […]
Local Government
Kingwood Council accepts city clerk’s resignation without comment
KINGWOOD — Financial matters, from grant applications to simplifying the city’s bookkeeping, were before Kingwood Council this week. Council also accepted the resignation of city clerk Kayla Huggins unanimously and […]
Preston County Commissioners meet with Attorney General over use of FCC Hazelton as quarantine space for prisoners
KINGWOOD — The U.S. Bureau of Prisons on Wednesday declined to say when prisoners will be moved to Hazelton’s federal prison for quarantine. “For safety and security reasons, we are […]
Commission asks Justice to mandate masks in Mon County from May 1-17
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission has asked Gov. Jim Justice to issue an executive order for Monongalia County making masks mandatory in public places for 17 days, beginning Friday. […]
City looks to resume services
In keeping with the timeline laid out by Governor Jim Justice regarding the reemergence of business from COVID-19 lockdown, outgoing Morgantown City Manager Paul Brake said the city has tentative […]
Preston County Commissioners allocate $63.3K of “hero’s pay”
KINGWOOD — Preston County Commissioners allocated $63,300 of the governor’s “hero pay” block grant Tuesday. The purchases will include $30,000 for hand sanitizer and personal protective equipment (PPE), $22,000 for […]
Reedsville Park pavilion to get new lights soon
REEDSVILLE — The Reedsville Park pavilion will be getting lights soon. At the Monday night meeting council voted to purchase wiring, boxes and junction headers for the lights. Councilman Greg […]
Protesters fight feds on plan to make FCC Hazelton a COVID-19 quarantine facility
HAZELTON — West Virginians from the governor to the state’s federal representatives and local residents are asking the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to reconsider its decision to use FCC […]
‘For Sale’ sign not indication Star City Post Office to close
A “For Sale” sign was recently spotted on the lawn in front of the Star City Post Office, but sources say the sign does not foreshadow the closing of the […]
Female inmates make face masks
CHARLESTON — The demand for masks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted West Virginia’s Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation to pitch in and help in a major way. […]
