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Commission to pass $500,000 to city, county fire departments

MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission has more than $500,000 from the state waiting to be distributed to fire departments in the county.  On Wednesday, it approved a method for doing so.  Long story short, all 12 county volunteer departments — with one caveat — ...

UMWA: More Mon County offices looking at union representation

MORGANTOWN -- According to United Mine Workers of America International District 31 Vice President Michael Payton, 90% of the employees in the Monongalia County Assessor’s Office backed UMWA representation in the union vote held Sept. 26.  Further, he said the assessor’s office ...

Commission to help address 'shocking' conditions on Alpine Street

MORGANTOWN — As the crow flies, lower Alpine Street is about 2,000 feet from Mon Health Medical Center. It’s a half-mile by car.  It's located between Riddle Avenue and Bergamont Street, in the North Hills area. It’s less than a mile — about 4,000 feet — from W.Va. 705, ...

Monongalia County Assessor's Office employees to hold UMWA vote

MORGANTOWN — The question of union representation in the Monongalia County Assessor’s Office will be put to a vote.  In a short letter to the Monongalia County Commission, Assessor Mark Musick said office staff will vote on United Mine Workers of America representation on Sept. ...

County announces first round of opioid settlement grant awards

MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved $626,900 to 13 agencies, concluding its first opioid settlement grant process.  In addition to the hundreds of millions of settlement dollars to be distributed at the state level through the West Virginia First ...

Local officials respond to Biden announcement

MORGANTOWN -- “It’s going to be a very interesting summer,” Monongalia County Commission President Sean Sikora said Tuesday when asked about President Joe Biden’s departure from the 2024 presidential race.  The Dominion Post reached out to local elected officials at the city ...