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Morgantown Council adopts cannabis law, approves $221K for kayak facility
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt a new law setting a $15 fine as the penalty for possession of up to 15 grams of cannabis […]
DOH announces new start date for Monongahela Boulevard Lighting Project
Though drivers surely noticed the cones and equipment set up Tuesday along Monongahela Boulevard, no roadwork will be done in the area until at least next week, according to a […]
Preston Commission adopts ADA guidelines allowing for service dogs in county buildings, not other animals
KINGWOOD — Preston County Commissioners have adopted Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines for service dogs as the policy for dogs allowed in county buildings. Several months ago, signs were placed […]
Meeting to discuss upgrades for Mon schools
The last time this happened, two schools were built and another was re-imagined for a new academic chapter. Monongalia County Schools begins updating its Comprehensive Education Facilities Plan today. Discussion […]
Three men arrested after traffic stop
Three men were arrested after a West Virginia State Trooper stopped their vehicle for a broken headlight Saturday. Derrick Scott Hamlet, 25, of Morgantown, is charged with person prohibited from […]
Preston Commission endorses eliminating inventory tax
KINGWOOD — Preston County commissioners endorse elimination of the business and inventory tax, as long as the legislature finds something to replace it in the budgets of counties and boards […]
Senate bill would scale back steam coal severance tax break — at the expense of Murray Energy
MORGANTOWN — The Senate energy Committee on Tuesday passed a bill to scale back last year’s severance tax break for steam coal. Discussion revealed it would help five or six […]
Senate Judiciary approves bill updating medical cannabis program; allows Public Health to add delivery forms
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved another batch of improvements to the state’s medical cannabis program on Tuesday. Many will regard the most significant update as an expansion of […]
House of Delegates OKs foster care bill and many more
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates passed its foster care bill and sent it to the Senate on Tuesday. It passed and handful of other bills, too, most of them […]
