Mon County launches Quick Response Team to treat overdoses and provide recovery support

October 9, 2019

Monongalia County ranks fifth for opioid overdose deaths in West Virginia, according to the county health department. “But the reality is that no one has the complete picture,” said Lee Smith, MCHD executive director and county health officer. County officials are hoping to reverse the opioid overdose trend locally and throughout West Virginia — which leads the nation in opioid overdoses — with its Quick Response Team, a consortium of county health department employees, first responders, law enforcement personnel and peer recovery coaches. The QRT team is funded with a ...

Hydrate the Herd: Farmers can receive up to $400 reimbursement for water tanks

October 9, 2019

On Wednesday, an emergency assistance program to help West Virginia farmers affected by the ongoing drought get water to their livestock was announced. The West Virginia Conservation Agency launched the cost-share program and will reimburse livestock farmers half the cost of water tanks and ...

McDonald’s in Sabraton closed for renovations, drive-thru set to reopen Oct. 18

October 9, 2019

The Sabraton McDonald’s, across from the Kroger Market Place on Earl L. Core Road, will reopen Oct. 18 following a renovation that is scheduled to take less than two weeks to complete. The store closed Monday. On Wednesday, two large dumpsters were in front of the restaurant. The inside of ...

$5M in federal funding to expand broadband access in Mon, Marion and Preston counties

October 8, 2019

Residents in some rural areas of Monongalia, Preston and Marion counties may see improved internet access soon, thanks to grant funding from the USDA. U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced the nearly $5 million from the United States Department of Agriculture to expand broadband access in parts of Monongalia, Marion and Preston counties Monday. The grants include $3 million to the Preston County Economic Development Authority and $1,960,000 to ClearFiber Inc. to construct fiber-to-premise networks. The money will help build 84.3 miles of ...

Judge denies motion to overturn sex assault conviction

October 8, 2019

A motion to overturn the conviction of Timmy Crockett and either acquit him or grant him a second trial was denied on Monday. Crockett was convicted of second-degree sexual assault in July following a jury trial. His attorney, David DeMoss, raised several issues that he believed called for ...

Justice talks roads, economy at town hall

October 7, 2019

Legendary Marshall football coach Bob Pruett was in the audience Monday when his WVU counterpart, Don Nehlen, introduced West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice during a re-election town hall at the Morgantown Mariott at Waterfront Place. Both men know a winning team when they see one, Justice said, ...