MORGANTOWN — Should Granville move its municipal election in line with the county-run primary? Granville Town Council voted in July to put that question before its citizens as part of the upcoming general election. The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved the ...
West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency for a short time ran a pilot program to support more than a thousand members with the costs of drugs to fight obesity, where the state’s statistics rank worst in the nation. But, like other states, West Virginia was challenged by the expense of the drugs. PEIA paused the pilot program this past March 15, honoring existing pre-authorizations through June 30, the end of the fiscal year, or the term of the authorization, whichever was longer. “The reasons for pausing the program were multifaceted and included cost, supply ...
MORGANTOWN — At the heart of Article 1157 is General Order 339. Article 1157, titled “camping on public property,” is the proposed citywide ban on camping or using “camp paraphernalia” on any public property in Morgantown. As the latest, and boldest, new ...
MORGANTOWN — The state Public Service Commission is reviewing a set of proposed rules for testing fire hydrants submitted by a task force. The PSC's Consumer Advocate Division offered its endorsement of the rules this week, and a state delegate who played a driving role in the statewide ...
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved $626,900 to 13 agencies, concluding its first opioid settlement grant process. In addition to the hundreds of millions of settlement dollars to be distributed at the state level through the West Virginia First ...
Two officers in Gov. Jim Justice’s sprawling family business have been held in civil contempt by a federal judge who concluded they have stonewalled about financial information in a longstanding case. Jay Justice, the governor’s son, and Stephen Ball, general counsel for various businesses owned by the Justice family, each have been ordered to pay sanctions of $250 a day until the court considers them fully in compliance by providing financial details. U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove filed his order Friday in Kentucky, saying the officers “must be brought to account. ...
