W. Va. — Why is the West Virginia Division of Highways District 4 saying it doesn’t have enough money for adequate road maintenance when taxpayers just voted to allow $1.6 […]
Local Government
Kingwood City Council learns about implementing a municipal sales tax
KINGWOOD — Kingwood learned more last week about how to implement a municipal sales tax, when it could expect to collect funds and restrictions on how they can be spent. […]
Morgantown Deputy Mayor offers tours of Haymaker Forest
MORGANTOWN — As the old saying goes, sometimes you can’t tell the forest for the trees. In the case of the Haymaker Forest — the 40-acre property that’s been at […]
Kingwood residents urge town to fix sidewalks
KINGWOOD — A section of Main Street fenced off for four years and sidewalks in disrepair were topics at Kingwood Council this week. Mayor Jean Guillot said the owner of […]
Sewer bills will increase for Arthurdale and Reedsville residents
KINGWOOD — Residents of Arthurdale and Reedsville will see an increase in sewer bills in the near future. At a Thursday meeting, both Reedsville and Masontown agreed to accept a […]
Commerce Secretary Thrasher resigns at Justice’s request
By Brad McElhinny, WV Metronews CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice today asked for and received the resignation of Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher, the administration announced in a news release. The […]
Sheriff presents 2017 delinquent tax list detailing $8 million of unaccounted funds to Mon Commission
MORGANTOWN — Sheriff Perry Palmer and Chief Tax Deputy Kelly Palmer presented the 2017 delinquent tax list during Wednesday’s regular Monongalia County Commission meeting. The list includes 23,500 names and […]
DOH District 4 engineer meets with roads caucus, says District 4 budget needs doubled
W. Va. — West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) District 4 Engineer Donny Williams said he arrived at June 13’s meeting of the North Central Caucus on Roads prepared to […]
New Kingwood police chief sworn in
KINGWOOD — New Kingwood Police Chief Charlie Haney was sworn in by Kingwood Mayor Jean Guillot during a city council meeting on June 12. The City of Kingwood hired Haney […]
Residents affected by stormwater seek help
KINGWOOD — Residents of the Rodeheaver Addition section came to council this week for help with city storm sewers allowing water to run onto their property. They learned that their […]
