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Bloom, Folz sit down with The Dominion Post Editorial Board

MORGANTOWN -- Republican MaryAnn (Babich) Folz is challenging Democrat incumbent Tom Bloom for the Western District seat on the Monongalia County Commission in the November election.  Folz is a political newcomer but a county native. She said her family has farmed county land for more ...

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 ...

City, county each put up $500,000 to aid Richwood refinancing

MORGANTOWN — Russ Rogerson, president and CEO of the Morgantown Area Partnership, told members of the Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday that the Richwood redevelopment project has green lights ahead.  But, to continue the analogy, it needs a little gas money.  In ...

County looking at dilapidated properties

MORGANTOWN — Going back to May 8, the Monongalia County Abandoned and Dilapidated Property Enforcement Agency has moved 13 properties to the complaint stage of the county’s enforcement process.  That includes eight properties approved by the Monongalia County Commission on ...

Emergency shelter transition to be complete by early September

MORGANTOWN — The hand-off of the emergency shelter in Hazel’s House of Hope from Bartlett Housing Solutions to Catholic Charities West Virginia is on pace to be complete in the next three-to-four weeks.  Catholic Charities President and CEO Mark Phillips told The Dominion Post ...