MORGANTOWN – During the debate on whether or not Mon Power and Potomac Edison should buy Pleasants Power State and keep it running, what's not been discussed much is the possible accompanying closure of Fort Martin Power Station in Maidsville, outside Morgantown. The state Public Service ...
Now that Morgantown City Council has decided to table its ordinance creating more oversight for the Morgantown Utility Board, we’d like to offer some suggestions before council takes it up again. We do agree with city council that MUB needs greater oversight. As it has expanded beyond ...
The wheels of bureaucracy are known to turn slowly, but when it comes to potentially severe bodily harm, the wheels must turn faster. Nearly six months ago, in November 2021, representatives from the Monongalia County Commission, the Town of Granville and the WestRidge development met to ...
MORGANTOWN — It’ll be Sean Sikora vs. Bob Beach in November for the Central District seat on the Monongalia County Commission. Sikora, the incumbent seeking a second six-year term, came out on top in Tuesday’s Republican primary, picking up 2,664 votes compared to 1,722 for ...
MORGANTOWN — A $100,000 allocation made by the Monongalia County Commission in December to be distributed as one-time supplemental pay to employees of the Monongalia County Health Department has yet to reach those employees. Further, employees who worked through 2021 but have since left ...
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Bob Beach, D-Monongalia, announced in the fall that he would not seek reelection to the West Virginia Senate. It appears his focus has shifted a bit closer to home. On Friday evening, Beach took to Facebook Live to announce his plans to seek the Central District seat ...