MORGANTOWN – Currently the subject of a federal class action lawsuit, Monongalia County’s Pedestrian and Vehicle Safety Ordinance has resulted in a total of four tickets and four written warnings […]
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Partial summary judgment sought in county ‘panhandling’ suit
MORGANTOWN – Attorneys representing the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Monongalia County Commissioners Jeff Arnett, Tom Bloom and Sean Sikora, and Sheriff Todd Forbes, have asked U.S. District […]
Commission approves $44 million spending plan for Fiscal Year 2027
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved a $44,011,156 county budget for the 2027 fiscal year beginning July 1. That number represents a decrease of about 2.3% from […]
NextEra MARL application before PSC available for public review
MORGANTOWN – Six binders totaling more than 3,000 pages. That, in physical form, is the NextEra Energy Transmission MidAtlantic application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity currently before the […]
A one, and a two: Commission approves Welk letter
MORGANTOWN — It wasn’t prompted by bubbles or smiling Norwegian accordion virtuosos. No polka, waltzes or big band swing. Just an unexpected email from a big, big fan. In what’s […]
Democrats Arnett, Knight file as county commission candidates
MORGANTOWN – With nine days remaining before the Jan. 31 candidate filing deadline for the May 12 primary election, incumbent Jeff Arnett and challenger Julie Knight, both Democrats, have thus […]
Commission: ‘Positive progress’ in talks regarding MCHD property
MORGANTOWN – In January 2022, WVU Health System President and CEO Albert Wright sat for a work session with the Monongalia County Commission to engage in a “meaningful conversation” about […]
Bloom to lead commission, voices hopes, ‘major concerns’ for 2026
MORGANTOWN – As it does the first meeting each year, the Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday selected a president from among its ranks. As it has multiple times during his […]
County’s daily rates to utilize regional jail going up significantly in 2026
MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Department of Homeland Security’s Division of Administrative Services has informed the Monongalia County Commission that the cost of housing arrestees in the North Central Regional […]
Commission splits 2-1, votes to purchase Salvation Army property
MORGANTOWN – In one of its few non-unanimous votes in recent memory, the Monongalia County Commission split 2-1 Wednesday in favor of purchasing .5 acres of property that once held […]
