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 […]
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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 […]
MUB asking county for payment in light of WestRidge bankruptcy
MORGANTOWN – The Morgantown Utility Board has repeatedly asked the county to make an immediate payment of $1,374,985.80 for water and sewer upgrades serving areas including the WestRidge development and […]
County to consider buying former Salvation Army property
MORGANTOWN – It appears as if the Monongalia County Commission is jumping on an opportunity to purchase property in downtown Morgantown. As part of the commission’s regular Wednesday agenda, the […]
County eliminating group insurance plan due to ‘unsustainable’ costs
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission is making a dramatic change in the way it offers health insurance to its employees. In successive votes Friday, the body unanimously approved the […]
Warming shelter focus shifts to West Run facility, nothing finalized
MORGANTOWN — A lot can change in a week. For example, it seemed pretty clear following Morgantown City Council’s Sept. 30 work session that Hazel’s House of Hope was the […]
Mon Commission approves agreement with Solar Holler
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved a purchase power agreement with West Virginia-based Solar Holler for a solar facility to be placed atop the Monongalia County Center […]
WestRidge Inc. files Chapter 11 as lenders push for receivership
MORGANTOWN — On Monday – the same day as a scheduled hearing on an emergency motion to place WestRidge Inc., WestRidge Land Holdings LLC and WestRidge Commons LLC in receivership […]
