KINGWOOD — Members of Kingwood City Council voted to allow Kingwood Water Board to use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for soft costs. “We’ll still be using some of […]
Local Government
Preston Chamber offers digital marketing series
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Chamber of Commerce partnered with the Visit Mountaineer Country CVB to offer members a four-part digital marketing series. The series featured best practices to stand […]
Moore Capito endorses Justice
Delegate Moore Capito, competing to be West Virginia’s next governor, has endorsed Gov. Jim Justice in the race for U.S. Senate. Justice, when asked during a briefing whether he intends […]
Gov. Justice squelches local delegates’ request for special session to fund WVU budget shortfall
MORGANTOWN — Four Monongalia and Marion County delegates called on Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday to call a special session to provide some stop-gap funding for WVU’s budget shortfall — […]
Vehicle, pedestrian safety ordinance coming back before Mon Commission
MORGANTOWN — A proposed ordinance regulating pedestrian and vehicle safety in Monongalia County will be back before the county commission next month. On Wednesday, the commission set a schedule that […]
Legislators get update on projects addressing PFAS in drinking water, firefighting foam
MORGANTOWN — Legislators got an update on Tuesday on the Department of Environmental Protection’s program to address the protection of “forever chemicals” — PFAS — in drinking water supplies across […]
State leaders back Gee following faculty vote
BY MIKE NOLTING State lawmakers are reacting following the ‘no confidence’ vote by the West Virginia University Faculty Assembly. The assembly voted 797 to 100 Wednesday afternoon in favor of […]
Morgantown City Hall: A century with the city
MORGANTOWN — Standing outside 389 Spruce Street, it’s hard to imagine the average day behind those walls back when the building was new. We know Morgantown City Hall as the […]
Morgantown Council approves Weez’s Way, Cypress Street on first reading
MORGANTOWN — Call it beginner’s luck. Better yet, call it Weez’s Way. In her fourth official meeting as Morgantown City Council’s 3rd Ward representative, Louise “Weez” Michael walked away with […]
Commission updates dog warden agreements, backs Westover sidewalk
MORGANTOWN — It took the Monongalia County Commission about 15 minutes to work through a light agenda during Wednesday’s regular meeting. The body updated longstanding intergovernmental agreements through which the […]
