KINGWOOD -- Preston County Office of Emergency Management/911 is collecting damage reports related to Hurricane Ida and is working to clear blocked streams before another significant rain. Director Duane Hamilton told the Preston County Commission at its Tuesday meeting about the ...
MASONTOWN — Burke Road in Masontown continues to be an issue for the residents and businesses located on it. The road is a shortcut from W.Va. 7 to the Kingwood Pike. Following the recent rainstorms, the road was once again flooded and potholes are coming ...
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County dodged a bullet in the form of serious flooding that could have happened when the remnants of Hurricane Ida passed through the area Wednesday. That's according to Monongalia County Homeland Security and Emergency Management/MECCA 911 Director Jimmy Smith, ...
WVU Today Researchers at West Virginia University have used a localized flooding event to envision how human beings can live with the threat of water invading their living and working spaces. In understanding those tragic lived experiences, Nicolas Zegre and Jamie Shinn have developed a ...
WESTOVER—Westover City Council’s confidence in qualifying for Federal Emergency Management Agency aid is growing as damage estimates from recent heavy flooding become available. To qualify for FEMA, Monongalia County must surpass $2.9 million in damages. MECCA 911 Director Jim Smith ...
MORGANTOWN -- “We have an issue. A big issue that needs to be addressed,” Evan Hansen said. Hansen, one of Monongalia County’s representatives in the West Virginia House of Delegates, was speaking to the Morgantown Utility Board’s Board of Directors in his capacity as founder ...