MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council approved a resolution authorizing the creation of the City of Morgantown Land Reuse and Preservation Agency, providing the city with additional avenues to explore land […]
Local Government
After a day of debate, W.Va. foster care bill keeps moving in House
CHARLESTON — After a passionate public hearing and then another two hours of committee debate, a bill that would revamp West Virginia’s foster care system cleared yet another hurdle. The […]
Senators debate whether to broaden community college bill
CHARLESTON — Senators debated at length whether Senate Bill 1, meant to provide a financial path to community college, should be expanded. Democrats proposed an amendment that would also allow grants […]
W.Va. foster care bill is focus of packed public hearing
CHARLESTON — Over the course of an hour, West Virginia citizens debated whether a proposal to address West Virginia’s foster care crisis through managed care will help or hurt the […]
MUB, city offering relief for customers impacted by government shutdown
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) is temporarily altering an existing deferred payment policy in order to accommodate water and sewer customers impacted by the ongoing partial shutdown of […]
West Virginia Health Right offering prescription medication help to federal employees
CHARLESTON — Monday marks one month since the government was fully open. Federal employees are now bracing to miss a second paycheck and trying to balance what they can spend money […]
Community college bill draws concern from leaders of 4-year schools
CHARLESTON — The state Senate’s top priority, a proposal for greater financial access to community colleges, is getting pushback from West Virginia’s four-year colleges. Fairmont State President Mirta Martin was […]
Local officials watching push to eliminate business inventory taxes
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s business inventory tax was identified as one of the factors placing West Virginia at an economic disadvantage. Its elimination has been a talking point for Governor […]
Preston County offers new, free, wireless alert system
KINGWOOD — Preston County is now offering everyone free alerts by text, voice, email or pager on everything from boil water alerts to flooding. The Wireless Emergency Notification System (WENS) […]
Preston applying again for grant to help pet owners with spay/neuter costs
KINGWOOD – A $5,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant allowed county residents to spay/neuter their pets last year, and the county is reapplying for 2019. County Administrator Kathy Mace. Mace […]
