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 ...
MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced it has officially opened bidding for the first phase of the Interstate 79 Chaplin Hill Gateway Project that will reconfigure Exit 155. The initial phase of work will include replacement of the I-79 bridges ...
STAR CITY – A 21-year-old playground in Star City is getting a facelift and the town is looking for area adults who may have lent their handprints to the original design. Standing in the heart of Edith Barill Riverfront Park, Tug Boat Depot was built in 2005 through the help of Morgantown ...
