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County awaiting court orders to clarify public/private tax refunds

MORGANTOWN — A Nov. 8 ruling from the West Virginia Supreme Court (WVSC) addressing the 2015 tax liability of WVU's public/private partnerships has the Monongalia County Commission in the complicated position of determining how best to return an estimated $3 million, including interest, paid ...

Clawges to retire from bench

MORGANTOWN — Monongalia Circuit Judge Russell Clawges is retiring from the bench. Clawges announced his retirement Friday, as well as a request to the state Supreme Court to make him a senior status judge. Such designation will allow him to stay on the bench until Gov. Jim Justice ...

Eastern Panhandle justice announces retirement

MARTINSBURG — A recent candidate in the state Supreme Court election plans to retire. Berkeley County Circuit Judge Christopher Wilkes sent a letter to Gov. Jim Justice this week announcing his plans to retire Jan. 31. Wilkes, 62, who is in his fourth eight-year term on the bench, said ...