KINGWOOD — State Police will soon work eight-hour shifts for the city on weekends. Kingwood City Council members said the troopers will begin as soon as the paperwork is completed. […]
Local Government
Two Morgantown legislators tackling teen vaping
MORGANTOWN — Two Morgantown legislators are taking aim at the problem of teen vaping. Sen. Bob Beach, D-Monongalia, has written a letter to Gov. Jim Justice asking Justice to declare […]
Commission invests nearly $400K for information technology upgrades
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission approved a bid totaling $399,900 on Wednesday that will streamline the county’s information technology setup. The bid, from Mavenspire Inc., based in Annapolis, Md., […]
Morgantown Council takes up request to reduce penalties for cannabis possession
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council heard a wealth of testimony and public comment on Tuesday in favor of reducing the penalties for cannabis possession within the city. Public speakers spoke […]
Preston commission talks emergency training
KINGWOOD — Preston County Commissioners talked Monday about training all county workers to respond to an attack or other emergency. Assessor Connie Ervin inquired about a month ago about such […]
State asks MPO to add nearly $10M in River Road slip repairs to project list
MORGANTOWN — It appears as if the West Virginia Division of Highways has changed course on its plans for River Road. In recent months, the DOH has asked the Morgantown […]
Communication the major takeaway of ‘very positive’ meeting with DOH
MORGANTOWN — Maybe it’s the warmth of the rapidly approaching holidays, but the Monongalia County Commission left a Friday meeting with West Virginia Division of Highways officials ready to reset […]
MPO accepts bicycle and pedestrian plan
The Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization’s policy board voted to accept the Morgantown Regional Bike & Pedestrian Plan on Thursday. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing for the plan, which […]
City will discuss reducing penalties for marijuana possession
MORGANTOWN — The presentation of a proposed ordinance reducing penalties for marijuana possession inside the city of Morgantown will be part of Morgantown City Council’s committee of the whole meeting […]
Preston County deputy clerk celebrates 30 years on the job
KINGWOOD — When Kim Bolyard started at the Preston County Clerk’s office 30 years ago, typewriter, paper and pen were the dominant tools of the job. Today there’s scarcely a […]
