Monongalia County Commission President Ed Hawkins said he took exception to comments made by Morgantown Deputy Mayor Rachel Fetty during a recent city budget workshop. During a conversation about whether the city should raise fire fees by 23% to offset the loss of a federal grant funding ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia National Guard issued a statement Tuesday about a person who was training at Camp Dawson possibly having been exposed to coronavirus. “An individual assigned to the West Virginia National Guard, who was undergoing training at Camp Dawson, was informed by their civilian employer on March 8 that they may have had direct contact with an individual who was diagnosed with COVID-19. The suspected contact took place Feb. 29, at the service member’s employment location,” which is outside West Virginia, the statement said. Since being notified Sunday, ...
The long-planned project to improve the intersection of Earl Core Road (W.Va. 7) and Green Bag Road will begin within the next two weeks, according to a Monday announcement by the state Division of Highways. The $1,797,851.31 contract calls to simplify the intersection into a “T” ...
West Virginians drive a lot according to a recent survey done by QuoteWizard, a Seattle insurance comparison marketplace and automobile industry analysis firm. In a first-time study from 2013-17, QuoteWizard found the average driver in West Virginia used 914 gallons of gasoline in 2013, a figure that went up 15.34% by 2017 with average usage of 1,054 gallons, ranking the state eighth in gas consumption, QuoteWizard said. The increase in gas consumption by West Virginians was the largest increase for any state during the study period. Delaware, 37th on the list, had the ...
Brookhaven fifth-graders had the chance to show off their moves Friday, when they came together for a ballroom dance at the elementary school. For 10 weeks, 85 students worked with dance instructor Bill Duff to learn six ballroom dances, as well as a line dance. “This activity encourages ...
WHEELING — Expanding the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston’s Safe Environment Program, Bishop Mark Brennan is requiring additional protocols to increase safety and reduce risk in Catholic schools and parishes. In a Feb. 20 letter to all pastors, administrators and principals of Catholic schools, Brennan said he is expanding the requirement of fingerprinting as part of the Diocese’s background check process, and has engaged Corporate Security and Investigations (CSI) of Pennsylvania as the third-party service provider to conduct Safe Environment spot checks, site assessments and ...
