MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission presided over the administrative closure of 197 estates during Wednesday’s regular meeting. The closures are the result of a state law passed earlier this […]
Local Government
Preston County Commissioners talk road work
KINGWOOD — Preston County commissioners discussed road work this week, as reported to them by the State Division of Highways (DOH). Commissioner Samantha Stone said work is under way on […]
Preston’s PSD 1 explores ways to buy water
KINGWOOD — A lack of rain is forcing Preston County Public Service District 1 to buy water from neighboring utilities. It is also exploring the possibility of buying bottled water […]
Manchin, Capito weigh in on Trump inquiry
West Virginia’s two sitting U.S. senators are closely watching the impeachment maelstrom around President Donald Trump, set in motion by House Democrats last week after the president allegedly asked the […]
City moving stop signs off Laurel Street, onto Elmhurst Street, Parkview Drive
Beginning Oct. 7, the city of Morgantown will implement changes to the traffic pattern at the intersection of Laurel and Elmhurst streets and Parkview Drive, in Suncrest. Stop signs will […]
County looks at subdivision regulations
There’s a saying about an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure. That saying, Monongalia County Planning Director Andrew Gast-Bray explained, gets to the heart of why the […]
Federal judge overseeing nationwide opioid litigation denies motion to disqualify himself
MORGANTOWN — The federal judge overseeing the nationwide opioid litigation against manufacturers, distributors and retailers has denied a motion to recuse himself brought by several of the defendants. Eight defendants […]
Financial data goes online on OpenGov; Project Mountaineer looks to expand service across state
In August of 2018, Monongalia County became the first to embrace an initiative by West Virginia Auditor J.B. McCuskey to place county financial data online in cooperation with software provider […]
US House passes bill to protect banks handling medical cannabis transactions
Federal legislation protecting banks that handle state-legal medical cannabis transactions overwhelmingly passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week. Similar legislation is working its way through the Senate. The House […]
Work to begin Monday on W.Va. 72 in Preston County
ROWLESBURG — The West Virginia Division of Highways advises motorists there will be traffic delays on W.Va. 72 from Mile Post 9.41 to Mile Post 14.42, beginning Monday, Sept. 30. […]
