Includes recently filed December citations. MORGANTOWN POLICE Beafore, Antwan, 29, of Fairmont, domestic battery, Jan. 18, Officer Nuzum. Bircher, Corey, 28, of Elk Garden, possession, Dec. 22, Officer Breakiron. Casteel, […]
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House committee OKs bill to allow county voters to set up special election to recall county ordinances
MORGANTOWN — The House Political Subdivisions Committee OK’d a bill on Wednesday to allow voters in a county to set up a special election to recall a county ordinance. Even […]
Experts, legislators explore allowing advanced nuclear plants to come to West Virginia
MORGANTOWN – Several pieces of legislation have been introduced or are in the pipeline to lift the current restrictions on siting nuclear power plants in West Virginia. With that in […]
Mr. Vanderquack makes a stop in Morgantown
Why are Jeep owners all across the country playing chauffeur to a giant stuffed duck? They’re raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Mr. Vanderquack, the aforementioned plush waterfowl, […]
Lawsuit alleges wrongful termination by MUB
MORGANTOWN — A lawsuit filed earlier this month in Monongalia County Circuit Court naming the Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) as the defendant, claims a former employee was wrongfully terminated and […]
Senate Energy OKs bill concerning bank boycotts of fossil fuel companies
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate Energy Committee approved a bill on Tuesday that allows the state treasurer to put financial institutions that openly boycott fossil energy companies on a publicly […]
Legislative Democrats propose sales tax cut linked to state budget surpluses
MORGANTOWN — Legislative Democrats on Tuesday presented a plan to use a portion of the state’s budget surplus to reduce the sales tax. “Folks are struggling just to pay their […]
Mon schools giving a ‘wait and see’ on more snow days this week
Weather or not, Monongalia County Schools Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. will likely have to make some more snow day decisions for the rest of week. Tuesday was one of those […]
A look at bills introduced Tuesday, Jan. 18
MORGANTOWN — Here is a look at some of the bills introduced on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 415, to cap severance tax […]
Morgantown’s MLK celebration discusses a Dream that hasn’t quite come true, participants say
Al Anderson’s jukebox rasp cut through the Zoom proceedings during Morgantown’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances Monday afternoon. Anderson, the Osage octogenarian, is known these days as a […]
