MORGANTOWN -- To hear Maria Smith tell it, she never had a doubt. Smith, Mountain Line’s general manager, said she was confident Monongalia County’s voters would renew the transit levy. And they did. In fact, voters supported all four excess levies up for ...
‘Terrorist’ label won’t stop mass shootings In The Dominion Post on Feb. 22, Delegate Bill Ridenour (R-Jefferson) was quoted saying: “School shooters are terrorists. That’s all they are.” At the anniversary of the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting, we appeal to Ridenour and others ...
MORGANTOWN — Without an agreement in place by the June 30 end of the fiscal year, free rides on Mountain Line’s Don Knotts route will end and the normal 75-cent fare will be reinstated. The service has been provided without charge since September 2021 to provide better access for ...
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission has ballot language for the renewal of four excess levies and a new bond levy for the Monongalia County Board of Education slated to be part of the May 14 primary election. Were all five to pass, it would represent a total of 15.1 cents ...
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved $56,000 to assist with a water line extension project near Cheat Lake. Specifically, the funds will provide $2,000 to help cover tap fees for each of the 28 homes to be served by the project. The ...
Mountain Line General Manager Maria Smith said public transit numbers are rebounding nationally post-COVID, but the comeback is going to take some time. For the five years prior to COVID — 2015 to 2019 — Mountain Line averaged 991,544 total riders annually. Then came the ...