MORGANTOWN — Some 60 medical professionals from five states, including a Monongalia County physician, were named in federal indictments Wednesday on charges of illegally prescribing pain pills. Federal prosecutors said the investigation was led by the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid ...
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commissioners responded to criticism from Morgantown City Council members and candidates on Wednesday, refuting the claim that lowering taxes is hurting area residents. Like Morgantown, Star City, Westover and Granville, Monongalia County laid its levy for the ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said Tuesday he doesn’t know what investigators with the U.S. Department of Justice are looking for in connection with recent subpoenas aimed at the relationship between the state Department of Commerce and properties owned by the governor. Justice fielded ...
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council worked through a number of items on Tuesday, including the awarding of about $1.1 million in contracts tied to the upcoming paving season. Paving is scheduled to begin on May 13. Completion of the paving projects in student areas is anticipated by July ...
MORGANTOWN — A Division of Highways public meeting on its Green Bag Road widening project drew a regular stream of residents to South Middle School late Tuesday afternoon. They viewed displays illustrating the project and peppered engineers on hand with questions. The roughly $10 ...
WESTOVER — Tax rates in Westover will stay the same in fiscal year 2019-’20. The city’s council – except Janet Goodwin – convened to approve the levy on Tuesday morning. The city expects to raise about $641,127 in property taxes this year, Mayor Dave Johnson said. Last year the city earned about $625,000. Class II properties are taxed at 25 cents per $100 in value. Class IV properties are taxed at 50 cents per $100 in value. Johnson said in the future he hopes to lower property taxes for residential areas once the property taxes from the Gateway and West Ridge developments ...
