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Mon County estimates $600,000 in revenue loss due to COVID-19

The Monongalia County Commission estimates it will lose roughly $600,000 in revenue due to COVID-19 through June 30, the end of the current fiscal year. The county projects an additional $890,900 in losses for the first six months of the 2021 fiscal year — July 1-Dec. 31. “These are just the best estimates we can come up with. This isn’t a formal document,” Commissioner Sean Sikora said of the spreadsheet charting the projected losses. “This is information we put together for the West Virginia County Commissioners Association.” Unlike the city’s budget, which is ...

Morrisey speaks on behalf of COVID-19 testing at rally

The U.S. Senate will be tested for COVID-19, according to West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. “If it’s good enough for the U.S. Senate to get tested, it’s certainly critical that we protect our first responders in West Virginia. We need those tests,” Morrisey ...

Clay-Battelle High School honors Class of 2020

It was the echo of his footfall that made David Cottrell cease his stride the other day.And the reverberating scuff of his heel when he rounded the corner. “Sounded lonely,” he said.In the middle of the week, on a spring afternoon, the main hallway of Clay-Battelle Middle and High ...

Tuition, fees to remain the same; 3% increase in dining and housing plans

The West Virginia University Board of Governors agreed Friday to keep base tuition and fees for the fall semester at 2019 levels. The action, which won’t be formalized until BOG adopts next year’s budget in June, keeps tuition at $8,976 for residents of West Virginia while tuition for ...

Postcast 17 – May 1, 2020

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MHS seniors pickup cap and gowns

One graduation cap. One graduation gown. To go. Van Tran says he’ll be philosophical about the whole thing when he drives up to Morgantown High School today. With the gear in park and the engine still running, he’ll receive the above final-year fashion items for a commencement ...