This November, voters will see a levy to fund Mon EMS on the ballot, now that the Monongalia County Commission has given the proposal its approval. As The Dominion Post reported, in its first year, the levy would add an additional 4.66 cents on every $100 of assessed value of Class II ...
The lack of emergency medical services (EMS) — and strain on those remaining — is a national crisis, but we feel it keenly in our area. Between 2019 and 2021, West Virginia lost nearly 30% of its certified EMS providers: approximately 1,643 emergency medical technicians and 258 ...
MORGANTOWN — After visiting Morgantown in May, the Legislature returns to Charleston Sunday-Tuesday for June interim meetings. Headlining this round is a House of Delegates general session on school safety, starting at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the House chamber. Rob Cunningham, deputy ...
Emergency. Medical. Services. They are an essential community resource and one many expect is guaranteed like police and non-volunteer fire services. However, EMS crews in West Virginia are not typically (or at least solely) government- or taxpayer-funded. Monongalia EMS, which ...
MORGANTOWN – Forest Weyen, executive director of Monongalia County EMS, gave legislators a look at the plight of EMS systems locally and across the state. “It's become a crisis around the state,” he told members of the Joint Committee on Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency ...
MORGANTOWN — The Kanawha County Commission is asking its counterparts across the state to petition Gov. Jim Justice for money to stem the loss of EMS professionals in West Virginia. Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday recognized a letter from Kanawha County Commission President ...