MORGANTOWN — From the rescheduled June date to the avalanche of absentee ballots to voters in masks mindful of social distancing, COVID-19 ensured the June 9 primary was anything but […]
Local Government
Task force aims to move 10 from ‘Diamond Village’ into housing by July 3
MORGANTOWN — A task force formed to address the Diamond Village homeless encampment off Greenmont’s Pennsylvania Avenue has set a preliminary goal of getting 10 people into housing by July […]
West Virginia Department of Education talks fall reopenings; assessing re-entry scenarios
W. Clayton Burch, West Virginia’s newly named Superintendent of Schools, didn’t waste any time Wednesday laying the framework for a big assignment concerning the first day of classes two months […]
Kingwood Council votes in Tina Turner to fill vacated seat
KINGWOOD — Tina Turner has been appointed to fill a vacancy on Kingwood Council. Council voted 3-2 Tuesday for Turner to fill the seat vacated by Michelle Whetsell, who left […]
Reedsville Council considers adding employee sick days
REEDSVILLE — A motion to hold employee evaluations on the anniversary of their hiring passed unanimously in Reedsville Council. The vote led to a discussion about changes in benefits and […]
Paul ‘Moe’ Pritt wins Republican nominee for sheriff of Preston County
KINGWOOD — Although the votes aren’t final until the canvass is completed, candidates for Preston sheriff took time Wednesday to thank their supporters. Three Republicans and one Democrat vied for […]
Preston voter turnout up from May 2018 Primary
KINGWOOD — Preston had an estimated voter turnout of 46.73% Tuesday. And ballots from some of the county’s 19,466 registered voters are still coming in, County Clerk Linda Huggins said […]
Sypolt takes Preston magistrate seat
KINGWOOD — With all 28 precincts reporting, unofficial results showed Rhonda Sypolt taking a seat at the magistrate bench in Preston County. The retirement of Magistrate Eugene Jenkins at the […]
A look at statewide races in West Virginia
CHARLESTON — Sweating it out on the state’s hottest day of the year, voters on Tuesday were choosing presidential, gubernatorial, U.S. Senate and U.S. House candidates in West Virginia’s Democratic […]
Salango wins Democrat primary for governor
CHARLESTON — Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango won the Democratic nomination for governor of West Virginia on Tuesday, setting up a November showdown with incumbent Republican Gov. Jim Justice. Salango […]
