MORGANTOWN — House of Delegates Minority Leader Doug Skaff will step down from his leadership post at the conclusion of the August interim meetings, which run Sunday-Tuesday. Doug Skaff Skaff, D-Kanawha, said in his announcement that he's grateful for the opportunity he's had to lead ...
MORGANTOWN — There are large and growing problems taking root in downtown Morgantown. More accurately, they were planted there. Assistant City Manager Emily Muzzarelli said the trees incorporated as part of the High Street streetscape project completed in 2013 were “a ...
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice and Division of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Everett Frazier joined Wednesday to announce a new program aimed at encouraging and training teenagers to get their driver's licenses. The Parent’s Supervised Driving Program (PSDP) is a national program ...
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown is emphasizing the "calm" in traffic calming as part of this summer’s paving plan. Gone are the days of speed bumps, which are not calm and sound borderline illegal. Speed humps? Even worse. Enter the speed cushion. Morgantown ...
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) met with kids with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Washington, D.C., this week and also discussed the importance of funding The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY). Manchin spoke with two girls who have T1D who were in attendance to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee. The young girls spoke on behalf of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) 2023 Children’s Congress Delegates, as well as for the reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP). Manchin asked them, “What is something that most people ...
KINGWOOD — A discussion about the possible use of herbicides at Ashpole was tabled until council members and members of the Kingwood Water Board can review information about the products. Shawn Sisler, a transmission forestry specialist at First Energy, said First Energy does low volume maintenance every four years along a right-of-way. He said the herbicides Arsenal and Habitat will only be used at buffer areas. Water Board President Robert DiRiggi said he has concerns about using any chemicals in the area. “We just did an extensive study at Ashpole,” he said. “We are ...
