MORGANTOWN — A proposed ordinance regulating pedestrian and vehicle safety in Monongalia County will be back before the county commission next month. On Wednesday, the commission set a schedule that […]
Local Government
Legislators get update on projects addressing PFAS in drinking water, firefighting foam
MORGANTOWN — Legislators got an update on Tuesday on the Department of Environmental Protection’s program to address the protection of “forever chemicals” — PFAS — in drinking water supplies across […]
State leaders back Gee following faculty vote
BY MIKE NOLTING State lawmakers are reacting following the ‘no confidence’ vote by the West Virginia University Faculty Assembly. The assembly voted 797 to 100 Wednesday afternoon in favor of […]
Morgantown City Hall: A century with the city
MORGANTOWN — Standing outside 389 Spruce Street, it’s hard to imagine the average day behind those walls back when the building was new. We know Morgantown City Hall as the […]
Morgantown Council approves Weez’s Way, Cypress Street on first reading
MORGANTOWN — Call it beginner’s luck. Better yet, call it Weez’s Way. In her fourth official meeting as Morgantown City Council’s 3rd Ward representative, Louise “Weez” Michael walked away with […]
Commission updates dog warden agreements, backs Westover sidewalk
MORGANTOWN — It took the Monongalia County Commission about 15 minutes to work through a light agenda during Wednesday’s regular meeting. The body updated longstanding intergovernmental agreements through which the […]
Gov. Justice confirms meeting Saudi rep at LIV Golf event, calls it no big deal
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice, who is running for U.S. Senate, acknowledged meeting a representative of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund during a LIV Golf event this month at the […]
Larry Pack, Gov. Justice adviser and former delegate, announces run for state treasurer
MORGANTOWN — Republican Larry Pack, a former state delegate and current senior adviser to Gov. Jim Justice, announced his candidacy for state treasurer on Monday. Pack enters the 2024 GOP […]
Statler: Bills scratch the surface of what’s needed for state’s VFD, EMS services
MORGANTOWN — Delegate Joe Statler, R-Monongalia, said a trio of bills passed during the recent special session of the West Virginia Legislature are “a good step forward” in supporting the […]
Gov., resort owner and candidate, says Saudi golf tournament was ‘great event’
CHARLESTON — The 9/11 Families United organization, representing people whose loved ones died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has criticized LIV Golf Tour events bankrolled by a Saudi investment […]
