MORGANTOWN – “When you don’t get reelected, this is why.” Those were the parting words from county resident Nicholas Turner Wednesday morning after he agreed to leave the Monongalia County Commission meeting following a tense exchange with Commission President Tom Bloom over what ...
CHARLESTON – State Treasurer Larry Pack on Wednesday presented more than $4,000 in unclaimed property funds to the Morgantown Police Department and Parkersburg Police Department in connection with the West Virginia Treasury’s June online firearms auction. Pack presented the checks during ...
KINGWOOD – Preston County Commissioners on Wednesday briefly discussed issues at Preston County Public Service District No. 1. Commissioner Samantha Stone told her colleagues that the Public Service Commission indicated there was gross mismanagement at the PSD but nothing prosecutable. “They (the PSC) are the ones that make the final decisions,” she said. “They have ordered corrective action to be taken.” Stone was referring to a series of recommendations offered by PSC staff on July 20 and agreed to on Monday by an administrative law judge. The staff recommendations and ...
MORGANTOWN – An administrative law judge has agreed with recommendations filed by Public Service Commission staff to improve the performance of the Preston County Public Service District No. 1 board – and added a warning. “The Preston County Public Service District No. 1 be, and hereby ...
MORGANTOWN – Morgantown City Council is initiating steps to appoint a new 7th Ward representative following the recent announcement that Brian Butcher intends to vacate the seat in the coming weeks. According to a press release issued Tuesday, the body is accepting applications from ...
WESTOVER – Since early April, Westover City Council has been told the $2.9 million project to replace the city’s Dunkard Avenue lift station was on the verge of completion. On Monday, the body learned the project could very well run into October after Thrasher Group’s Casey Young said he’s now “hoping” Green River Group can get the remaining work wrapped up in two months. Young said that’s largely dependent on when the contractor can return to the site. Once the project is complete, Westover and the Morgantown Utility Board will finalize the process of conveying the ...
