KINGWOOD — Kingwood Council voted to put the old Herring building on its condemnation list. Only Dick Shaffer voted against the move. Since its construction in 1914, the historic Herring […]
Local Government
House passes HB 301 creating 100 single-member districts
CHARLESTON — For the first time in state history, the House of Delegates will have 100 single-member districts. The House passed HB 301 on Wednesday, creating the new map, 79-20. […]
Senate Redistricting Committee sends proposed Senate, Congressional maps to Senate floor for debate
CHARLESTON – The Senate Redistricting Committee approved – none unanimously – proposed new district maps for the state Senate and Congress on Monday afternoon and sent them to the Senate […]
House Redistricting Committee OKs 100-district map, sends it to House floor
CHARLESTON – The House Redistricting Committee on Monday approved a bill with the proposed new 100 single-member-district map and sent it to the full House for consideration. The full House […]
Gov.’s Highway Safety Program teams with U.S. DOT for Pedestrian Safety Month
MORGANTOWN — At some point in the day, everyone is a pedestrian. Whether you walk your child to school or walk from your vehicle’s parking lot to the office, each […]
Del. Sypolt briefs Preston Commission on redistricting effort
KINGWOOD — Preston County’s population is just barely large enough after the 2020 census that it will be represented by two delegates without taking population from another county after the […]
Preston abandoned and dilapidated property ordinance passes second reading
KINGWOOD — No one showed up to speak at the public hearing and second reading of the proposed abandoned and dilapidated property ordinance at the Preston County Commission’s regular meeting […]
Preston Commission approves contract for courthouse project
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission approved a grant application to the West Virginia Courthouse Improvement Authority requesting $100,000 at its regular meeting Tuesday. “The total project costs are $151,500. […]
Citizens, councilmember, delegate speak out following uploaded audio file of Westover meeting
WESTOVER — A clip uploaded to YouTube that contained discussions about Westover’s police department and audio of City Attorney Tim Stranko calling Delegate Danielle Walker, D-Monongalia, a derogatory term was […]
MUB to honor John Edwards, escaped slave turned Morgantown water pioneer
MORGANTOWN — A century before the formation of the Morgantown Utility Board, Morgantown’s first water delivery service came via mule-pulled cart. Pretty interesting. Even more interesting was the man holding […]
