Here is a sampling of bills introduced Tuesday. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. HB 4562, a new, bipartisan version of Delegate Evan Hansen’s MOJO Act to […]
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Kingwood council considers new property code
KINGWOOD — Kingwood Council discussed the advantages of adopting the International Property Maintenance Code Tuesday. Council placed the code on the agenda for the next council meeting for further discussion. […]
Drag Queen Story Time 2.0
Call it Drag Queen Story Time 2.0. To help the community celebrate its diversity and to encourage young people to read, West Virginia University’s LGBTQ+ Center will present Drag Queen […]
Mon BOE sets 2020-21 academic calendar
Save the date. The first day of school in Monongalia County next year is Aug. 20, with the last set for May 28. That’s to allow for snow days, holiday […]
Reedsville Council accept bid for paving project, seek alternate Rails-to-Trails entrance
REEDSVILLE — Work on Park Avenue, Grand Street and Clark Street will begin this spring as soon as temperatures allow. Council members voted at their Monday evening meeting to accept […]
Concert benefiting School Stores of Preston a success
ARTHURDALE — A Saturday evening jazz and Appalachian concert held to raise money and clothing for School Stores of Preston County was a success, according to Marissa Davis. Davis, a […]
Law to reduce cannabis penalties within the city will get a vote from council
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council will cast a vote on an ordinance prescribing a $15 fine and no jail time for possession of less than 15 grams of cannabis within […]
Murder trial enters second day
The prosecution played over two hours of an interview between law enforcement and the woman accused of killing Timothy Pahl for jurors and the more than 15 friends, family members, […]
Bill to terminate inactive mineral leases pauses for haggling; tax credit bill for petrochemical industry scaled down to avoid budget hole
MORGANTOWN — The House and Senate energy committees took up complex natural gas-related bills on Tuesday. Senate Energy handled a bill pitting mineral owners against producers and after long debate […]
House passes cursive handwriting bill, tweaks bill tweaking school calendars
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates sent to the Senate a bill to require schools teach cursive handwriting to fifth graders and tweaked a bill to give schools a bit […]
