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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
WestRidge bankruptcy filing not reflective of TIF district’s health
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission has secured the services of legal counsel to represent its interests in the wake of the WestRidge bankruptcy filing. The commission approved an engagement […]
Mon Commission wants elected officials to back county HR office
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission said Wednesday they remain committed to standing up an independent human resources department for the county. They’re asking the county’s other elected officials to […]
County eliminating group insurance plan due to ‘unsustainable’ costs
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission is making a dramatic change in the way it offers health insurance to its employees. In successive votes Friday, the body unanimously approved the […]
Nonprofit approaches county with $50,000 for Camp Muffly project
MORGANTOWN – In November 2024, the Monongalia County 4-H Youth Camp Commission was officially launched with the dual purposes of raising money for the betterment of Camp Muffly and working […]
Bloom on Health Right move: This has got to stop at some point
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom didn’t hold back Wednesday when discussing Milan Puskar Health Right’s long-awaited move from downtown Morgantown to Scott Avenue. The commission is among the […]
