MORGANTOWN – Monongalia County Commissioner Sean Sikora said the county’s fiscal year 2025-’26 budget passed Wednesday was among the most challenging he’s experienced in the position. Sikora, who spearheads the […]
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County asking BOE, Westover to return some tax dollars tied to TIF
MORGANTOWN — Budgetary requests are nothing new to Monongalia County Commission. In fact, the body is currently working through dozens of them received as part of finalizing its 2025-’26 spending […]
Mon Commission, Mon Health System agree to property swap
MORGANTOWN — For nearly 30 years it was the nerve center of Monongalia County’s emergency response system. Now, the .82-acre property at 74 Mon General Drive is going back to […]
County VFDs sound the alarm on aging tanker
MORGANTOWN — The National Fire Protection Agency recommends removing fire apparatus from frontline service after 10-15 years of use. Monongalia County’s lone tanker, which operates out of the Granville Fire […]
University Town Centre lights coming online early next week
The years-long effort to place traffic lights at two dangerous University Town Centre intersections is coming to an end Granville Mayor Patty Lewis told The Dominion Post that the tentative […]
County’s ‘temporary’ recycling fix ready for the bin
MORGANTOWN — It was never meant to be permanent. In 2014, after a confluence of events rapidly crippled the county-wide recycling program operated by the Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority, […]
TIF expansion to add 85 acres near River Road schools
MORGANTOWN — The expansion of the county’s Harmony Grove TIF district cleared an initial hurdle on Wednesday. The Monongalia County Commission held a public hearing and approved the submission of […]
Stormwater upgrades remain part of King’s Court development
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission is stepping in to ensure stormwater improvements remain part of a development project in a historically flood-prone area. In a three-way agreement with the […]
County commission hearing from frustrated trash customers
MORGANTOWN — Unlike the city of Morgantown, Monongalia County has no real dog in the fight when it comes to trash collection. Whereas the city has an exclusive and enforceable […]
Chestnut Ridge tubing hill tickets on sale for the first time this winter
MORGANTOWN — If you want to take the glass-half-full approach to the weather of late, maybe consider the tubing hill at Monongalia County’s Chestnut Ridge Park. Monongalia County Commissioner Tom […]
