There is rarely a good time to rip up roads or do work on water lines, but there are certainly “less bad” times to do so — and also “really bad” times to do so. For example, doing water line work in Sunnyside that necessitated a boil water advisory and closed down one lane of Campus ...
Humane Society says thanks for donations The Monongalia County Humane Society would like to thank the residents of Monongalia County and participating businesses for their donations of pet food for the “Christmas in July” pet food collection event July 1-31. This year, more than ...
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate moved several bills providing money for roads and corrections over to the House on Monday, the second day of the special session. SB 1027 sends $150 million to the Division of Highways: $100 million for maintenance of secondary roads not eligible for federal ...
City prepared to help WVU through changes Recently I was honored to have been invited to a meeting held by West Virginia Campus Workers, a group of WVU employees organizing their labor demands centering around the university’s budget crisis. A couple weeks ago, I lamentingly expressed ...
WVU BOG must keep discussions public The present budget problems of West Virginia University is a matter that should concern all West Virginians, particularly those living in Morgantown — the “Home of the Mountaineers.” Rumors, suspicions and outright lies are circulating about ...
Legislative forecasters predict a special session of the Legislature will be called when lawmakers meet for committee interims Aug. 6-8. The current direction of Gov. Jim Justice’s winds — sorry, whims — suggests the special session will be to push surplus funds toward highways, but the ...