WVU Medicine joining with The Health Plan to integrate health care and financing

May 7, 2019

MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia University Health System (operating as WVU Medicine) and The Health Plan, a Wheeling-based managed care organization announced on Tuesday their intent to come together to form “a fully integrated healthcare delivery and financing system for the people of West Virginia.” The Health Plan — a nonprofit managed care organization — will become a member and subsidiary of the WVU Health System but will continue to operate as a community-based nonprofit. The two organizations said in a joint press release that studies have found that establishing a ...

Man accused of sexually assaulting teen in Westover parking lot remains in jail

May 7, 2019

WESTOVER — A man accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in Westover will remain in jail on $100,000 bond and his case will be presented to a grand jury, Magistrate Tim Pocius ruled following a preliminary hearing on Monday. Kurtis Byrd, 50, of Youngstown, Ohio, is charged with ...

Council members speak out against MUB’s White Park plans

May 7, 2019

MORGANTOWN — Members of Morgantown City Council said they don’t understand why the Morgantown Utility Board wasn’t more up front about its plan to clear hundreds of trees in White Park for the placement of a raw-water pipeline. Further, some said they would be willing to entertain ...

Mountain State untouched by measles cases so far

May 7, 2019

By Suzanne Elliott Selliott@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN — While measles cases were reported in states neighboring West Virginia, the Mountain State so far remains untouched by the virus. That could change, Monongalia County’s top health official said. There could still be unreported ...

City council election cavassing complete; 1,642 voters cast ballots

May 7, 2019

MORGANTOWN — The results of Morgantown’s April 30 municipal election were certified on Monday as a quorum of city council sat as the city’s canvassing board. All told, six of eight provisional ballots were counted, as were six absentee ballots that arrived since Election Day, bringing ...

Community baby shower helps connect parents, caregivers with services

May 7, 2019

MORGANTOWN — The Shack Neighborhood House held its Community Baby Shower Monday at the Morgantown Public Library. Moms, dads, foster parents and caregivers could connect with agencies with resources for their children and meet other parents in the community. Laura Lipscomb, injury ...