MORGANTOWN — A routine Thursday House floor session, with no bills up for a vote, was unexpectedly enlivened with a protracted debate on the merits and hazards of marijuana – […]
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WVU to retire men’s basketball great Rod Thorn’s number
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia will retire the playing number of all-time basketball great Rod Thorn, athletic director Shane Lyons announced Thursday. In a career spanning more than 50 years, […]
Newburg Council gets update on Independence water project
NEWBURG — Mayor Edgar Fortney said town attorney Sheila Williams is sending a title of opinion letter to Region VI as the next step in the Independence water project. Earlier, […]
PSD 1 line flushing may affect personal water lines
KINGWOOD — Public Service District 1 is flushing lines to eliminate material that has collected in them, PSD 1 Operator Danny Layton said this week. That’s pushing some of the […]
Candidate filings
Newsroom@DominionPost.com This candidate filed for local office Wednesday. Monongalia County Commission Ed Hawkins, Republican, incumbent, Eastern District
Former Cassville VFD treasurer pleads guilty to embezzling $16K in funds
A former volunteer with the Cassville Volunteer Fire Department admitted he took more than $16,000 from the department. Judge Susan Tucker accepted 57-year-old David Tennant’s guilty plea to embezzlement, a […]
Local youth club offers family programs for children
As a mother of two children under 4, Tiffany Seldon found it tough to find area programs geared toward her kids. “Unless it’s dance, there’s not a lot to do […]
Kingwoord considers increasing rate for garbage collection for first time in a decade
KINGWOOD — Kingwood doesn’t appear to charge enough for garbage collection and recycling to pay for the services, so council is considering the first garbage rate increase in a decade. […]
Dollar General part of Americana worth celebrating
TARRS, Pa. Five years ago, the plot of land where the Dollar General store sits on Glades Pike was just that: a plot of pastoral greenery located near a row […]
Jan. 16 letters to the editor
Hiring Statler deserves praise for commission In response to Monday’s editorial, I say “Thank God! Yes, former Delegate Joe Statler’s selection by our bipartisan Monongalia County Commission is not “politics […]
