Michael unopposed on the ballot in Morgantown’s 3rd Ward

March 11, 2023

MORGANTOWN — For the first time since the 2017 election, Morgantown’s 3rd Ward will have the name of a candidate on the ballot who wants to be elected. Louise Michael. But you can call her Weezie. “I actually prefer to go by that. I don’t know how many people even know my name is Louise,” she said. “When I owned a business it was called Weezie’s and so that’s just how I’m always addressed.” That business, Weezie’s Pub and Club, operated in Star City, then Westover, for a decade or so before Michael sold it in 2014. Since then, she worked primarily at ...

Candidates finalized for city’s April 25 ballot

February 27, 2023

The list of Morgantown City Council candidates who will appear on the ballot for the city’s April 25 election has been finalized. The ballot will include three incumbents, an unopposed newcomer in the 3rd Ward and an outspoken longtime Morgantown businessman making his debut in elected ...

House bill to align city elections with primaries and generals clears second committee hurdle

February 22, 2023

MORGANTOWN – A bill requiring cites to hold their municipal elections on the same days as statewide primary or general elections continued its journey through the House of Delegates on Wednesday, clearing the Government Organization Committee – its second of three committee reviews – ...

House committee approves bills to mandate city election dates, allow cities to set up outdoor areas for consumption of alcohol

February 8, 2023

MORGANTOWN — Cities would be required to hold their municipal elections on the same days as statewide primary or general elections under a bill approved by the House Political Subdivisions Committee on Wednesday. Under a separate bill also OK'd by the committee, cities could establish ...

Republican Delegate Moore Capito announces run for governor; Secretary of State Mac Warner says he’s considering running

November 29, 2022

MORGANTOWN — The Republican field for the 2024 gubernatorial primary got a bit more crowded on Tuesday. Secretary of State Mac Warner said he's considering a run and House of Delegates Judiciary Chair Moore Capito announced his candidacy. Warner announced his intentions in a Tuesday ...

Justice and team urge boosters as BQ variants arrive and death toll tops 5 county populations; Justice muses on U.S. Senate run

November 22, 2022

MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice briefly addressed his thoughts on running for U.S. Senate during Tuesday's COVID briefing. But it was a COVID briefing and before the press dove into politics, Justice and his team talked numbers and vaccines. Tuesday's pandemic death toll was 7,590, and ...