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Four of five secretary of state candidates subsidizing their own campaigns

THIS STORY has been updated to correct a typographical error. MORGANTOWN — Secretary of State candidate Kris Warner remains the only one of five seeking the office to rely primarily on individual contributors to his campaign. The others are subsidizing their efforts through loans or ...

Preston Commission mulls nonprofit’s parking request

KINGWOOD — Three executive sessions, two for personnel and one to discuss the county’s IT contract, ended in no action taken at the recent Preston County Commission meeting. Following the  first executive session, seven Preston High School students —  Brooke Casteel, Julia Phillips, Tristan Smith, Isabelle Hauser, Taryn Veltry Sophia Saurino and Gabrielle Saurino —  performed a skit about the pros and cons of drinking and using raw milk. The students are members of Future Farmers of America (FFA). The presentation explained the main difference between raw ...

Mon County opens grant process for directly allocated opioid dollars

MORGANTOWN — When it comes to the state’s opioid-settlement dollars, there are two pools of money.  There’s nearly $1 billion dollars to be distributed at the state level through the regional application process to the West Virginia First Foundation.  Then, there’s the ...

Commission says it needs details on Bartlett House situation

MORGANTOWN — Members of the Monongalia County Commission said Wednesday they are not comfortable providing a financial lifeline to Bartlett Housing Solutions until the agency opens up its books.  Commissioner Tom Bloom said he recently explained as much to Bartlett Housing Solutions ...

Poll: Justice maintains big lead over Mooney in U.S. Senate race 

Gov. Jim Justice  has a big lead over Congressman Alex Mooney in the race for U.S. Senate. Justice has support of 67% of the likely voters in the coming Republican primary election compared to Mooney’s 23%, according to the latest MetroNews West Virginia Poll. The remainder either ...

Senator to have reps in all 55 counties

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced his office will launch Commonsense Connections Week May 6-10. Representatives from Manchin’s office will visit all 55 counties to hear West Virginians’ priorities and concerns and offer the senator’s assistance with federal agencies through ...