Breaking News

TAG: jeff arnett

Triton, MRTC negotiating trail impacts of bridge construction

MORGANTOWN — It’s still unclear just how much the construction of the new Morgantown Industrial Park access bridge will impact the rail-trail. What is known is that the Mon River Trails Conservancy is currently in negotiations with Triton Construction, the firm awarded a $59.7 million ...

Commission gets a look at projected settlement payments

MORGANTOWN -- Local officials knew the first round of opioid settlement dollars allocated directly to cities and counties would be the largest they’d likely see.  Even so, Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom said Wednesday the body was somewhat surprised to see how much smaller ...

Granville election question to be on November ballot

MORGANTOWN — Should Granville move its municipal election in line with the county-run primary?  Granville Town Council voted in July to put that question before its citizens as part of the upcoming general election.  The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved the ...

County announces first round of opioid settlement grant awards

MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved $626,900 to 13 agencies, concluding its first opioid settlement grant process.  In addition to the hundreds of millions of settlement dollars to be distributed at the state level through the West Virginia First ...

Mon Commission, Comcast announce $17.8M broadband deal

MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Tuesday announced a $17.8 million public/private partnership with Comcast to deliver broadband access to the county’s western end and other unserved areas over the next 22 months.   Of that amount, $5,980,000 will come out of the ...