CHARLESTON — Members of the House Finance Committee rallied this morning and voted for a House Education version of a broad-ranging schools bill. That means the full House of Delegates could […]
Local Government
Metz running for 7th Ward council seat
MORGANTOWN — As of Tuesday morning, four of seven Morgantown City Council seats are now contested. According to Communications Director Andrew Stacy, the city received candidate paperwork from Aaron Metz, […]
Longtime BOE member, former councilors running for city council seats
MORGANTOWN — Two former city councilors and a longtime member of the Monongalia County Board of Education (BOE) are among the candidates vying for seats on Morgantown City Council as of late […]
Manchin set goals as Energy Committee ranking member
CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., put forward his agenda as the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during the body’s first hearing last week on […]
Area stakeholders engaged in multi-faceted effort to improve pedestrian, cyclist safety
MORGANTOWN — According to Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Director Bill Austin, 13 percent of work commutes in the greater Morgantown area are made on foot. “That’s a huge number. […]
Granville surveys community about future center
GRANVILLE — The Town of Granville needs community help. Through a survey, the town is seeking opinions from citizens to help decide what their future community will offer. Chief of […]
Preston Solid Waste Authority seeks to recover money from state
KINGWOOD – The Preston County Solid Waste Authority Board is still trying to claim more than $40,000 in unclaimed property being held by the State Treasurer’s Office for more than […]
Kingwood Council budgets for raises, new equipment for city
KINGWOOD — Kingwood Council is budgeting for a new truck and employee raises in fiscal year 2019-‘20 but isn’t banking on the new municipal tax to pay for them. Council […]
Commission to consider funding request from Star City EMS
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission will consider a funding request from Star City Volunteer Fire Department EMS that would allow the agency to outfit its ambulances with mobile CAD, […]
Preston discusses Spruce Street riot response with Morgantown Council
MORGANTOWN — Asked what WVU and the City of Morgantown could do to prevent a repeat of last Friday’s riot conditions on Spruce Street, Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston basically […]
