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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 Court Judge Thomas Klee to issue a partial summary judgment in their favor. The ...

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 West Virginia Public Service Commission. And it’s available for ...

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 likely the most unusual official action taken by The Monongalia County Commission in recent memory, ...

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 far stepped forward seeking a six-year term representing the Eastern District on the Monongalia ...

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 the health system’s longstanding interest in acquiring the property upon which the Monongalia ...