CHARLESTON — Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum resigned his seat today after months of controversy surrounding the court and ahead of a deadline for the vacated seat to be on […]
Local Government
Airport project delay, BOPARC funding among topics discussed at Morgantown City Council meeting
MORGANTOWN — Funding discussions regarding the Morgantown Municipal Airport and the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners (BOPARC) dominated Tuesday July 10’s regular meeting of the Morgantown City Council. Council […]
City user fees deployed into road-improvement projects
By Hannah Williams MORGANTOWN — Morgantown motorists are seeing their user fees deployed into several road-improvement projects, the city’s engineer said this week. The controversial $3 weekly tax on an estimated […]
HEPC brings in WVU Tech’s Long as interim chancellor
CHARLESTON — The Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) suspended its search for a new chancellor, agreed to place current Chancellor Paul Hill in a paid position as an adviser and […]
Pence says Manchin has a big decision to make
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President Mike Pence said President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be the next justice on the U.S. Supreme Court was “the right choice […]
PSC recommends decision on increasing sewer rates
REEDSVILLE — The State Public Service Commission (PSC) issued a recommended decision on increasing Reedsville sewage rates. In February, Masontown adopted an ordinance that changed the billing method for treating […]
Ordinance to raise sewer rates receives first reading
REEDSVILLE — The first reading of an ordinance to raise sewer rates was held Monday by Reedsville Council. The ordinance includes the new sewer rates that will go into effect […]
Trump nominates Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (D.C.) — After days of frenzied lobbying and speculation, President Donald Trump decided on federal appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh for his second nominee to the Supreme Court, setting up […]
Repair work on City Hall to be completed by September
MORGANTOWN — An ongoing project to repair the limestone facade and brick parapet of Morgantown City Hall is scheduled for completion in September, to be followed by a number of […]
Short-term plans for the Tunnelton underpass
KINGWOOD — The first step in finding a solution to the Tunnelton underpass is to search for the storm water drains, Preston commissioners said Monday. “We’re looking at about 10 […]
