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Towing inflationary index to be studied by PSC

The Public Service Commission of West Virginia decided to begin a general investigation into whether to approve annual towing rates based on an appropriate inflationary index. Parties interested in the matter were told to file comments with the Commission by June 17. The action arose from a petition filed by the West Virginia Towing & Recovery Association in November 2023. The association said its members have not been able to capitalize on a yearly basis increased costs resulting from inflation. The association asked that its members be allowed to increase rates for ...

Federal funds go to projects across state

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced resources from several federal agencies for projects that will bolster health services, economic development, infrastructure, academic and defense research, park improvement efforts and energy ...

Gov.: No $465M ‘clawback’ of federal funds

Gov. Jim Justice said the U.S. Department of Education has approved a waiver for the state’s level of schools funding in relation to pandemic relief funds. “As I said all along, I knew this was not going to be a problem,” Justice said in a news release. “So, while we are all ...

Justice endorses Moore Capito to succeed him

Gov. Jim Justice has endorsed Moore Capito to succeed him in the Governor’s Office. Justice gained the endorsement of Moore Capito’s mother, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, when he announced his own bid for Senate last April 27. Moore Capito then endorsed Justice on Sept. 13. Then, when ...

Commission tables new HVAC system for KAMP Ambulance

KINGWOOD — No decision was made on a request by KAMP Ambulance for help to pay for a new HVAC unit. In 2021, KAMP Ambulance added a second station located in the southern end of the Preston County. It began as a temporary station in Newburg. It later moved to Fellowsville after the Fellowsville Volunteer Fire Department purchased the old Mountaineer Ambulance building and allowed KAMP use of the building, according to Shawna Knotts, vice president of KAMP Ambulance. Knotts asked the Preston County Commission for help in replacing the current HVAC system. She said the AC unit has ...

Justice, Mooney each have more than $1M to burn in U.S. Senate race

Gov. Jim Justice and Congressman Alex Mooney each have more than $1 million cash on hand as their Republican primary race for U.S. Senate hits the stretch run, according to filings with the Federal Elections Commission. Through the end of last month, Justice’s campaign had $1,061,211.10, ...