MORGANTOWN – Leadership with the Monongalia County Health Department was breathing a little easier Friday morning after receiving a “substantial deposit” of funds from the state. And none too soon. […]
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Funding uncertainty has MCHD in ‘difficult financial straits’
MORGANTOWN — In the best of times, annual budgets are uncertain. They’re well-educated guesses – estimates, if you prefer the term. You look at what you expect to get, weigh […]
Health department sees first direct impact of federal funding upheaval
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Health Department Chief Financial Officer Devan Smith was prepared to come into Thursday morning’s board of health meeting and report MCHD was so-far unscathed by the […]
MCHD watching federal, state funding closely
MORGANTOWN — Over the course of about 12 days in January, the Monongalia County Health Department followed along as news out of Charleston, then Washington, cast uncertainty on two of […]
MCHD looking at facilities ‘for the next 50 years’
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Health Department has spent 50 years growing into and beyond its two-story brick home at 453 Van Voorhis Road. The end of that run is […]







