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County switches administrators months into new insurance setup

MORGANTOWN – Citing a lack of customer support, the Monongalia County Commission has dropped Take Command Health as its insurance administrator in favor of Remodel Health. The move comes less than a year after the commission took the dramatic, and somewhat unpopular, step to move the county ...

NextEra presents $30K to Bruceton Brandonville VFD

BRUCETON MILLS – NextEra Energy Transmission MidAtlantic presented a $30,000 grant to the Bruceton Brandonville Volunteer Fire Department Wednesday afternoon to help the VFD buy life-saving extraction equipment. VFD Chief John Vincent said the money will go toward a set of battery-operated ...

Mon Commission continues to receive, address Flock feedback

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 ...

Morgantown City Council accepting applicants for 7th Ward opening

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 Council talks pump station delay, approves deer hunt

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 ...