MORGANTOWN — Supporters of Senator Joe Manchin’s voting rights reform Freedom to Vote Act rallied in front of the Zackquill Morgan statue on Spruce Street Wednesday afternoon. About 40 people […]
Local Government
Clerk’s office looks at how redistricting will impact local elections
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Clerk Carye Blaney said her office has already started deciphering how the West Virginia Legislature’s redistricting efforts will impact local elections. “We have begun the process […]
Kingwood Sewer Board meets with consultants over system
KINGWOOD — Representatives from Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc., of Bridgeport, and Kingwood Sewer Board members discussed improvements to the Kingwood sewer system during the board’s Monday meeting. Travis Adams, […]
Cold weather on the water
Boating happens in the fall, too Newsroom@DominionPost.com Since water temperatures are cooling down this fall, the United States Coast Guard and its Auxiliary civilian volunteers want you to remember these […]
A primer on the national debt limit
MORGANTOWN — On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed a bill to raise the United States’ debt ceiling, narrowly avoiding a default on the country’s debt Oct. 18. If Congress had […]
Preston Commission ready to spend some CARES money
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission is ready to spend some of its CARES money. The three commissioners met for a second work session Oct. 12 to discuss allocating the […]
Gov. Justice announces $1B broadband initiative for W.Va.
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice Friday announced a billion-dollar broadband strategy that he said will bring high-speed Internet to more than 200,000 homes and businesses — a move he said […]
Westover Mayor Johnson won’t seek re-election in ’22, cites ‘recent negativity’
MORGANTOWN — In a letter to members of Westover City Council, longtime Mayor Dave Johnson announced he will not seek re-election in 2022. The letter was delivered to council on […]
Senate delays vote on Senate district map as new one emerges and debate continues; House OKs Congressional map
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates on Thursday approved the Congressional map sent over from the Senate. Final action on the other two — the House district map and Senate […]
House Democrats object to governor’s vaccine exemption bill during press conference
CHARLESTON — House of Delegates Democratic leaders gathered Thursday morning to decry the governor’s COVID-19 vaccine exemption bill, HB 335. “I’m concerned about the message our governor is sending,” Minority […]
