MORGANTOWN — Sometimes things work out. Call it luck, coincidence or … something else entirely. That’s what Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom did Wednesday during an update on Hazel’s […]
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Driver dead in W.Va. 7 accident
The Morgantown Police confirmed the driver of the vehicle that crashed under an Interstate 68 overpass Tuesday evening was pronounced dead at the scene. The Morgantown Police Department, Morgantown Fire […]
COVID: Marion school district closes classrooms as a precaution
FAIRMONT — Lloyd White has a prescription to stop COVID. Just keep following the standard protocols, the director of the Marion County Health Department said Wednesday. That’s in response to […]
The day after the primary: Mooney’s Trump endorsement apparently paid off; a look at the numbers
MORGANTOWN — The Orange Seal of Approval apparently made a difference in the GOP primary race for the newly drawn 2nd Congressional District, where Trump-endorsed Alex Mooney handily defeated David […]
Preston County fills coordinator position
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission hired its first county coordinator on Wednesday. Joseph Hauger, 52, of Terra Alta, will start the job June 1, with a salary of $45,000 […]
Sheriff: Matthew Moore killed by gunshot
The cause of death in the ongoing Matthew Moore homicide investigation was determined to be a gunshot wound, according to Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer. Moore’s body was found lying […]
McCrobie wins magistrate seat
KINGWOOD — The Preston County magistrate race started fairly close and ended with only 318 votes between the top two vote-getters. The unexpired term of magistrate Rhonda Sypolt, who died […]
Bautista new Rowlesburg mayor
KINGWOOD — Only four Preston County municipalities held elections this year. Of those four, only Rowlesburg had candidates facing opposition in the race. Eric F. Bautista will be the new […]
Mooney tops McKinley for GOP nomination for new U.S. House 2nd District seat; Morgantown’s Barry Wendell wins Democratic nomination
MORGANTOWN – The incumbent Republican Congressman endorsed by former President Trump edged out the incumbent Republican Congressman endorsed by Gov. Jim Justice, the state Chamber of Commerce, the West Virginia […]
Marion, Taylor House races: One too close to call
Jon Dodds wasn’t about to make a victory speech as the primary totals were rolling in Tuesday night. “Are you kidding?” the Republican candidate for Marion County’s 76th House of […]
