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Commission hears pitch on license plate recognition cameras

MORGANTOWN – It all started with a trip to Lowe’s. Working a series of local thefts at the national home improvement chain, officers with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department were granted access to the license plate recognition cameras positioned in the store’s parking lot. ...

County broadband efforts have started bringing homes online

MORGANTOWN – Just over four years after the Monongalia County Commission took its first official step toward county-wide broadband access, homes are coming online. During an update as part of Wednesday’s commission meeting, Commissioner Sean Sikora said he recently toured a portion of ...

Commission splits 2-1, votes to purchase Salvation Army property

MORGANTOWN – In one of its few non-unanimous votes in recent memory, the Monongalia County Commission split 2-1 Wednesday in favor of purchasing .5 acres of property that once held The Salvation Army building and thrift store. Commissioner Tom Bloom voted against the move. The county ...

MUB asking county for payment in light of WestRidge bankruptcy

MORGANTOWN – The Morgantown Utility Board has repeatedly asked the county to make an immediate payment of $1,374,985.80 for water and sewer upgrades serving areas including the WestRidge development and the greater Chaplin Hill area. On Wednesday, the Monongalia County Commission said ...

County to consider buying former Salvation Army property

MORGANTOWN – It appears as if the Monongalia County Commission is jumping on an opportunity to purchase property in downtown Morgantown. As part of the commission’s regular Wednesday agenda, the body is scheduled to take up the purchase of five parcels totaling one-half acre from ...