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Mon County Sheriff’s Department hiring several positions

The Monongalia County Sheriff is looking to fill several full and part time positions within the department.  “We have probably eight positions for deputy sheriffs, two full time process transport positions, two part time process transport positions and two court security part time ...

Mon teacher sues the state over charter school process

MORGANTOWN -- Sam Brunett broke it down into one concise sentence last week. It’s not charter schools in general – nor is it the West Virginia Academy in particular, he said. For Brunett, an art teacher at Morgantown High and longtime education union activist, it all comes down to ...

MPD Captain raises issue with bond set by magistrate

For the second time this year, police have a complaint about a bond set by Magistrate Todd Gaujot. Capt. Matt Solomon of the Morgantown Police Department reached out to The Dominion Post with concerns after Gaujot set bond for a 33-year-old Granville man charged with three counts of ...

Automated license plate readers coming to Preston County

KINGWOOD -- For the second week in a row, Preston County Commission learned the Preston County Sheriff’s Office was awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The most recent grant of $55,000 will purchase three license plate readers for the department, Melissa ...

Woman pleads guilty to tax fraud

Architecture firm bookkeeper withheld nearly $2M from IRS  Newsroom@DominionPost.com An area woman pleaded guilty Thursday to willfully failing to pay over to the IRS employment taxes withheld from employees’ wages. According to court documents and statements made in court, ...