KINGWOOD – A $5,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant allowed county residents to spay/neuter their pets last year, and the county is reapplying for 2019. County Administrator Kathy Mace. Mace said Friday she is in the process of reapplying for the grant. “I'm not sure about ...
Expect to see the effects of winter storm Harper throughout the rest of the weekend. Monongalia County Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency put out a winter weather advisory Friday for Wetzel, Marion and Monongalia counties and urged drivers to use caution as roads may become ...
MORGANTOWN — Mahalia Jackson, the legendary gospel singer, wasn’t just in possession of a big voice. She also had an equally abundant capacity for social justice. On Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, D.C., she used both to capture the ear of Martin ...
Delegates started examining changes to how West Virginia’s foster care system is run, potentially opening the door to managed care contracts. “Do you think this is going to be a better effect for the foster children, managed care?” asked Delegate Linda Longstreth, D-Marion. She was among delegates who asked questions about the bill during a meeting of the Senior, Children and Family Issues committee. The committee passed the bill out on a voice vote, but it still has two more committees before being considered by the full House of Delegates. Up next is the Health and Human ...
The Energy Information Agency, an office of the federal Department of Energy, indicates West Virginia coal production is up 20 percent over the same period last year. Though the state could be on target to produce 100 million tons in a year, it’s not close to the 170 million tons produced ...
CHARLESTON — The state Supreme Court hasn’t budgeted to account for a new intermediate court of appeals, but its justices aren’t necessarily against it. The intermediate court of appeals is likely to come up — again — during Senate committee meetings next week at the Capitol. A ...
