Transparency. That is what Forest Weyen, director of Monongalia Emergency Medical Services (Mon EMS) said the agency is trying to show voters about an upcoming levy that would provide additional funding. “We've been transparent and open about this process the entire way,” said ...
A few years ago, an 11-year-old Elkins boy was able to put his Boy Scout training into use when he and his father were both accidentally shot and the youngster was able to get help for both, according to Amy Garbrick, vice president of programs for the Boy Scouts of America’s Mountaineer ...
The Monongalia County Sheriff's Department responded to a two-vehicle accident on Fairmont Road Friday morning - approximately one-quarter-mile from the old Arnettsville School. Chief Deputy Mark Ralston said the accident was reported at 8:48 a.m. and involved a tractor-trailer ...
This November, voters will see a levy to fund Mon EMS on the ballot, now that the Monongalia County Commission has given the proposal its approval. As The Dominion Post reported, in its first year, the levy would add an additional 4.66 cents on every $100 of assessed value of Class II ...
Emergency. Medical. Services. They are an essential community resource and one many expect is guaranteed like police and non-volunteer fire services. However, EMS crews in West Virginia are not typically (or at least solely) government- or taxpayer-funded. Monongalia EMS, which ...
MORGANTOWN — Star City’s dedicated ambulance coverage has become the latest casualty of the funding crisis impacting emergency services across West Virginia and the country. Joe Klass, a paramedic, volunteer firefighter and member of the Star City Volunteer Fire Department Board of ...