KINGWOOD — A company has expressed interest in leasing the former shoe factory building outside Kingwood. Robbie Baylor, executive director of the Preston County Economic Development Authority (PCEDA), reported on the property last week to the Preston County Commission. She said the ...
Becoming a judge is a dream come true for Debra Scudiere. “I’ve always tremendously admired good judges,” she said. “To me, that’s the epitome of community service.” Scudiere was appointed as a Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge by Gov. Jim Justice on March 6 to replace Judge ...
Timbering is a big industry in a lot of states, including West Virginia. Changes to policies and policy and procedures can make keeping up difficult for landowners looking to sell trees and the professionals who harvest them. To help improve the number and quality of timber transactions in West Virginia, WVU Extension Service is hosting the West Virginia Timber Tax Workshop, which offers a full day of discussion covering exactly what landowners and professionals need to know about timber sales and the taxes associated with those sales, according to a press release from WVU. This ...
The City of Morgantown will continue to address aging city facilities as part of its $37.3 million budget for the upcoming 2019-’20 fiscal year. The city anticipates pulling $846,235 from its $5.8 million capital escrow account — used for one-time expenditures like capital projects — to put a new roof on its Public Safety Building, home to the Morgantown’s police, fire marshals, parking authority and municipal court. Finance Director Jim Goff said the roof represents the first phase of critical improvements to the building over the next two budgets, totaling more than $1.3 ...
CHARLESTON — Medicaid dollars often are the magic ingredient for the state budget, and this year is no different. When the Senate and House of Delegates considered their budget proposals, each put forth a $53 million supplemental appropriation for Medicaid. House Finance Chairman Eric ...
MORGANTOWN — Someone is calling and scamming residents of Monongalia County pretending to be Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Al Kisner. Kisner said the scammer has used two different numbers, 304-341-4018 and 304-220-8595. In both instances they identified themselves as Kisner before telling the ...
