MORGANTOWN – If you want to keep getting what you’ve always gotten, keep doing what you’ve always done. That, in a nutshell, is what Julie Knight, the Democratic candidate for the Eastern District seat on the Monongalia County Commission, is hoping voters will remember when they head to ...
MORGANTOWN – Ron Lytle, the Republican candidate for the Eastern District seat on the Monongalia County Commission, said county leadership is not the place for on-the-job training. He believes his experience, both as the owner of a successful construction business, and previously a 12-year ...
KINGWOOD – Preston County Commissioners are planning to convene a meeting with the board and members of KAMP Ambulance in an attempt to determine if the EMS squad is sustainable. KAMP, one of the oldest ambulance squads in the county, recently reduced hours and has cut shifts and has ...
STAR CITY – Motorists speeding through alleys within town limits will have to slow down or receive citations. Mayor Sharon Doyle said a citizen requested something be done about people driving too fast through the alleys. Doyle asked town attorney Tim Stranko to look at the legality of the ...
STAR CITY – Star Haven Manufactured Home Community will become a neighborhood of townhomes. But it will take a few years. Star City Town Council Tuesday voted 5-1 to approve a request to rezone the trailer park along Somerset Street from Class A Residential (single family) to Class B ...
WESTOVER – On Oct. 20, 2025, former Westover Police Chief Joe Adams announced his plans to retire after five years in the position. On Monday – a day shy of exactly one year later – current Chief Scott Carl informed Westover City Council of his own pending retirement. “Having vested in the Municipal Police Officers & Firefighters Retirement System and completed 38 years in law enforcement, including 33 years serving the citizens of Monongalia County, I have decided to retire and devote time to personal interests and future opportunities,” he explained in a letter provided to ...
