KINGWOOD — Preston County Commissioners got some good fiscal news this week. The Ryan house, which was bequeathed by the late Dolores Ryan to benefit the county animal shelter, brought […]
Local Government
City will honor promised pension amounts to police, fire retirees despite errors
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to continue paying retirees of the city’s police and fire service their promised pension amounts, even if those amounts have been […]
Recently patched portion of Jakes Run Road suffers slide
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A potholed portion of Jakes Run Road that had caught the attention of Monongalia County’s five delegates in late March and was then patched has since collapsed – […]
Nine Justice companies say reorganization should remove them from lawsuit
CHARLESTON — Nine companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family continue to maintain they should not be a part of a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for […]
F.A.I.R. spearheading efforts to change state’s annexation laws
BY DAVID WILSON WVMetroNews.com An effort is growing to give people targeted by municipal annexation in West Virginia a say in the process, and the opposition group formed in reaction […]
Rainy Day transfer gets state through sub par July for revenue collections
CHARLESTON — The state didn’t start off the fiscal year on a positive note when it comes to revenue collections although the bottom line may not indicate it. The state […]
Brake: Attorney’s presence did not violate Ethics Act
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Manager Paul Brake said City Attorney Ryan Simonton did not violate ethics laws by participating in interviews to select the private firm through which he would […]
County, MUB, WVU Medicine part of plan to pave Valley View Avenue
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission is expected to approve its part of a four-way agreement to pave Valley View Avenue when it meets next week. Valley View connects to […]
City agency looking to acquire 430 Spruce Street
MORGANTOWN — Working through its newly formed Land Reuse and Preservation Agency, the city of Morgantown plans to acquire the 8,000 square-foot building at 430 Spruce St. for $1.25 million. […]
US Senate committee advances $287B roads and bridges bill; includes Capito provisions for Appalachia
MORGANTOWN — A federal bill to fund the nation’s infrastructure and bring more federal road money to West Virginia cleared a key U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday and heads to […]
