MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed a Senate bill to raise money for the underfunded and understaffed Office of Oil and Gas, which is responsible for inspecting gas […]
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St. Patrick’s Day leprechaun traps!
Cooking up Veggies in the WIC Kitchen
WIC Kitchen is a monthly feature provided by Monongalia County Heath Department WIC staff to highlight healthy recipes made with ingredients approved through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, […]
Morgantown Council approves 2022 budget, 5-year capital program
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council wrapped up budget approvals for the upcoming 2021-‘22 fiscal year on Tuesday. Along with adopting the city’s $38 million spending plan for the year beginning […]
Jumpstart Act getting some local reactions
The learning gets a little loud in Don Robinette’s classroom at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center. All those clangs, rattles and chonks, you know. That’s because the space at […]
More creativity coming to Pleasant Street
Part of Pleasant Street is receiving an artistic makeover starting Monday afternoon. A mural, commissioned by Main Street Morgantown and produced by a Harvard-educated artist, is being painted on the […]
Preston BOE adjusts budget for pandemic needs
This is one in a series of articles to mark Sunshine Week, which is a national initiative to educate the public about the importance of open government. KINGWOOD — On […]
Don’t raise taxes to fund infrastructure
by Noah Smith With the COVID-19 relief bill behind us, attention is turning to infrastructure — a long-standing priority for President Joe Biden’s economic recovery program. A big infrastructure bill […]
When facts cease to matter, consequences do as well
My brother-in-law died of hogwash. Another brother-in-law, a sister-in-law, two daughters-in-law, two cousins and several grandchildren are all recovering from hogwash. My wife spent a week in the hospital with […]
Star City finalizes 2022 budget preparations, discusses council’s pay
The Town of Star City’s Finance Committee held a virtual meeting to wrap up its budget preparations and discussed the idea of future pay raises for council members on Tuesday […]
