MORGANTOWN — In the Republican race for U.S. Senate, Rep. Alex Mooney holds a slight edge over Gov. Jim Justice in terms of campaign account balances. But Justice — who led Mooney in a Justice campaign-funded poll 62%-23% — raised more than double Mooney's take during the third ...
CHARLESTON — House Health Chairwoman Amy Summers is asking how the public’s representatives can learn more about a state agency’s responses to sensitive child protective services cases. The question arose again following the discovery of two children locked in a shed at a Kanawha County home. Neighbors said CPS was contacted with concerns about the children, but the agency has not commented on whether that is true. “In the news has been the pending criminal case involving the three juveniles in Sissonville,” Summers, R-Taylor, said Tuesday during a legislative interim ...
NORFOLK, Va. — Petty Officer 2nd Class Mandi Daigle, a native of Terra Alta, is one of more than 5,000 sailors serving aboard the self-contained mobile airport, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Daigle attended Preston High School. Daigle said the skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Terra Alta. “Spending time in Terra Alta taught me a good work ethic,” Daigle said. “If you have a job to do, work until you get it done. That really taught me the value of a hard-earned dollar.” Daigle joined the Navy 14 years ago. Today, she serves as ...
MORGANTOWN — Don't lie. Got any unpaid parking tickets? If so, you’ve got options. You can pay them. You can ignore them and hope your car doesn’t get booted. Or, thanks to a new partnership between the Morgantown Parking Authority and Pantry Plus ...
On Monday, Mindy Salango, chair of the Monongalia County Democratic Executive Committee, resigned her role as chair. The committee announced the resignation Friday and said it will elect several new leaders at the Nov. 13 meeting. Salango’s resignation came as a surprise to the committee, who praised her stalwart leadership through a momentous period of leadership change and Delegate Hamilton’s nomination for House of Delegates. Salango agreed to remain on until a replacement is voted in by the committee, and will retain her seat as District 9 representative. As a result ...
KINGWOOD — Prior to its monthly meeting, the Kingwood Sewer Board held a special meeting concerning the replacement of 46 grinder pumps with gravity flow systems. No members of the public attended. Matt Flueharty, an engineer from Civil & Environmental Consultants (CEC), said the project would allow the city to pick up 46 new customers. He said work is being done in several locations, including W.Va. 7 toward Walmart, South Fork, some homes along W.Va. 26 and Millers road. “Construction will start about this time next year,” Flueharty said. “We’re currently ...
