MORGANTOWN — A new year. A new commissioner. A new commission president. Monongalia County Commissioner Jeff Arnett sat for his first meeting on Wednesday. His first order of business, nominating […]
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Noteworthy commission projects of 2020
Be it an individual, a family, a business, an agency, a city, county, state or nation, 2020 can essentially be summed up in eight characters, COVID-19. And while that’s certainly […]
Hawkins conducts final meeting as Mon Commission closes out 2020
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commissioner Ed Hawkins said “thank you” to a long list of people on Wednesday. But he didn’t say goodbye. Hawkins, who has served as the body’s […]
Thistledown residents fed up with truck damage
Turned-around tractor-trailers have repeatedly caused destruction at housing estate Residents of Thistledown Estates, a housing development on Thistledown Lane, off Toms Run Road, say wayward tractor trailers are steadily degrading […]
The push to get Mon County connected to broadband is on
The push is on for Monongalia County to lead West Virginia’s charge toward broadband connectivity. Now, Commission President Ed Hawkins said, the state needs to lend a shoulder. “I must […]
Mon County looking to feds
Hopeful meeting will result in help for plant closure Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom said he’s hopeful recent meetings regarding the impending closure of the Chestnut Ridge Road Viatris plant […]
Morgantown Area Partnership leads effort for Viatris employees
The Morgantown Area Partnership is spearheading a joint effort to reach out to Viatris employees who will lose their jobs this summer when the Chestnut Ridge Road plant is closed. […]
County finalizes 30-year agreement
Deal will result in $60.7 million for use within area With a capacity, albeit socially distanced, crowd in attendance, the Monongalia County Commission finalized a 30-year agreement with daughter companies […]
Commission ‘ecstatic’ about PILT agreement, makes documents available
Ecstatic. That’s how Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom described the commission’s mood following a 5-0 vote from the Monongalia County Board of Education on Tuesday that all but finalized a […]
Commission is expected to sign off on Solomon Road annex plan
The Monongalia County Commission is expected to sign off on an annexation plan today that will bring about 170 acres along Solomon Road, and Solomon Road itself, into the city […]
