Litter: Spring cleaning happens outside, too Tons and tons of litter get picked up in Preston County every year by good-hearted volunteers. I thank them, and I am also one […]
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City council should rethink litter amendment
Sharps boxes cheaper than jail time Morgantown City Council is strongly considering an amendment to the city’s littering laws that would create a $500 fine or a 30-days-in-jail penalty for […]
May 7 letters to the editor
Keep permitting under federal power On April 28, The Dominion Post reported one of West Virginia’s senators proposes permitting reform to address “regulatory mayhem.” The senator proposes implementing “timelines […]
Trashing our public parks
by Mariel Garza What compels someone to travel to the far-off wilderness, enjoy the natural splendor it affords — and then decide to ruin it for everyone else? A couple […]
Spring cleanup efforts remove 500 tons of trash
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — More than 8,500 volunteers removed 489 tons of litter from West Virginia’s landscape during spring cleanup programs sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Numbers […]
E-cycle collection set for Aug. 21 at Kingwood Civic Center
KINGWOOD — Work is going forward for the annual county-wide Preston County e-cycle event that is set for Aug. 21 at the Kingwood Civic Center. Time and other information about the […]
Reedsville council debates revising litter ordinance
REEDSVILLE – A continuing battle about litter, trash and useful property dominated the Monday Reedsville council meeting. For more than a month, council has debated whether items on a porch […]
Preston drug court, litter control programs partner for clean-up along Dogtown Road
KINGWOOD — Cleaning up litter along Preston County roads is a never-ending process. Recently a three-mile stretch of Dogtown Road yielded 70 large bags of litter. The cleanup effort, on […]
