MORGANTOWN – It appears as if the field of candidates to fill the Morgantown City Council 7th Ward seat vacated by Brian Butcher has been narrowed to one. Prior to Tuesday’s regular meeting, Gail Taylor met with council for a brief interview conducted in executive session. A recording of ...
WHITE HALL – It’s not easy when you’re 76 years old and still showing up for work every day, Virginia Petersavage says. Especially when you’re a nurse. And your arm’s in a cast. And you thought you would have retired by now. “My body’s broken, too,” she said Wednesday with ...
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s political leaders were quick to praise a move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll back Biden-era rules limiting emissions by electric power plants in the state and across the nation, though advocates for clean air warned about the health ...
KINGWOOD – In order to close out Newburg's ARPA funds, Preston County commissioners voted for a change of scope that would move the funds from land to legal and permitting. All ARPA funds must be used before Oct. 31 or be sent back to the funding source. When contacted, Sheena Hunt, Executive Director of Region VI Planning and Development Council, said the funds were connected to a 19-year wait for water service that might end in 2027, when the groundbreaking for the Independence water extension could take place. “It's anticipated it will take three or four months to get through ...
KINGWOOD – The Preston County Sheriff's Department has a new deputy. Marcus Elliott of Kingwood was sworn in by Circuit Court Judge Steven L. Shaffer. The event took place in the Preston County Courthouse on Wednesday morning with Elliott's family and friends and several local deputies in ...
