STAR CITY — Star City Town Council made changes to its personnel manual this week, after a request from a town resident. DeeDee McIntosh suggested earlier this year that council […]
Local Government
Kingwood Council makes purchases
KINGWOOD — Kingwood Council spent some of the new municipal tax this week and discussed ways to cut some expenses. Council voted to purchase a new street sweeper for $149,708. […]
Monongalia County Commission talks business inventory tax
MORGANTOWN — Members of the Monongalia County Commission said Wednesday that they’ve likely not seen the last of legislative attempts to end business inventory taxes, which bring millions to counties […]
Nuisance law discussion packs Morgantown City Council
MORGANTOWN — Tuesday night’s Morgantown City Council committee of the whole meeting proved two things — the issues surrounding the proposed drug house, or nuisance, ordinance are complex; and a […]
County continues to push state to fix roads
KINGWOOD — Charleston may have lost sight of the need to fix roads, but Preston commissioners said they haven’t. Commission President Samantha Stone said Tuesday that last week she contacted […]
Morgantown approves classification study
The city of Morgantown will pay GovHR, a consulting and executive recruiting firm based in Illinois, to ensure it is what City Manager Paul Brake describes as an “employer of […]
City launches new interactive map
Morgantown launched its new interactive zoning map, commonly used by property owners, realtors, developers and contractors, this week. The zoning map, developed by Morgantown’s GIS analyst Marvin Davis, allows people […]
Tunnelton mayor expresses concern over Denver buying water from Kingwood
KINGWOOD — Tunnelton Mayor Brian Harris said he has concerns about the response should Denver decide to buy water from Kingwood rather than Tunnelton. At a Tuesday meeting, Harris told […]
Thrasher Engineering asks board to honor 10-year-old contract
KINGWOOD — Misinformation could have put phase two of a water project on hold, according to Clay Riley, vice president of business development for engineering firm The Thrasher Group. “The […]
Westover Council approves bodycam policy
WESTOVER — Police Chief Richard Panico said the police department received approval of its bodycam policy from the Civil Service Commission. All 15 officers in the city will be equipped […]
