MORGANTOWN — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday declined an invitation submitted jointly by the Monongalia County Commission and Planning Commission to revisit Lake Lynn Dam and gather more public input. FERC said it doesn't need to return at this time. The two Mon ...
MORGANTOWN — As it does every year, the Monongalia County Commission opened its first meeting of 2024 with a passing of the gavel. Sean Sikora will serve as the body’s president this year. Tom Bloom, who served as president in 2023, is up for reelection in November. Bloom ...
BY MIKE NOLTING At more than 50 years and counting, state officials hope a large final section of Corridor H can be under construction in the next year. State Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston, recently acknowledged the priority on the final episode of WV On The DOT podcast of 2023. More than 120 miles of Corridor H are now open, and the two sections left to complete are a 10-mile section from Parsons to Davis and the section on the far eastern end from Wardensville, Hardy County, to the Virginia border. “We need to get that road moving, and we need to get that road ...
Last year when the Legislature was considering a bill to generate money to hire more state inspectors for oil and gas wells, lobbyist David McMahon warned that it wouldn’t be enough. “We appreciate this bill. We think it’s not enough,” McMahon, co-founder of the West Virginia Surface Owners Rights Organization, told senators. And now, with the legislative session just ahead again, McMahon is advocating to revisit the issue. The regular session of the West Virginia Legislature begins Jan. 10. Senate Energy Chairman Randy Smith, R-Tucker, agreed that the support for oil ...
Injured State Police Trooper Abe Bean is out of intensive care and waiting on word about an upcoming arm surgery. Bean and fellow Trooper Cadin Spessert were injured in a Dec. 17 shootout in Martinsburg while trying to execute a search warrant. Investigators said Tobias Ganey opened fire on the troopers. They returned fire claiming Ganey’s life. Spessert suffered one gunshot wound and is out of the hospital. Bean was shot four times, including twice in his left leg. The leg had to be amputated above the knee. Bean’s father, Brian Bean, gave an update of his son’s ...
Sen. Joe Manchin’s search for the political middle is taking him to an early presidential primary state next month. Manchin is set to appear Jan. 12 at a “Politics & Eggs” event hosted by the New England Council and New Hampshire Institute of Politics. The event links Manchin’s appearance to “Americans Together,” described as “a new organization that is creating a platform for the middle to connect and empower moderate voices around the country.” Manchin and his daughter Heather have been pitching wealthy political donors on supporting a centrist political ...
