MORGANTOWN – It’s becoming increasingly clear that the use of Flock-style automated license plate reader cameras will be a highlight issue during the upcoming session of the West Virginia Legislature. And members of the Monongalia County Commission believe their implementation of the ...
MORGANTOWN – A five-year push to spread broadband into unserved and underserved areas across Monongalia County is going to come down to the next four months. Through a public, private partnership with Comcast, the county is working to complete four installation projects by Dec. ...
MORGANTOWN – Citing a lack of customer support, the Monongalia County Commission has dropped Take Command Health as its insurance administrator in favor of Remodel Health. The move comes less than a year after the commission took the dramatic, and somewhat unpopular, step to move the county ...
MORGANTOWN – A new trial date has been set in the federal class action lawsuit challenging Monongalia County’s Pedestrian and Vehicle Safety Ordinance. The bench trial before West Virginia Northern District Chief Judge Thomas Kleeh was originally scheduled for Aug. 17. Kleeh issued an ...
MORGANTOWN – “When you don’t get reelected, this is why.” Those were the parting words from county resident Nicholas Turner Wednesday morning after he agreed to leave the Monongalia County Commission meeting following a tense exchange with Commission President Tom Bloom over what ...
MORGANTOWN – When the Monongalia County Commission approved its Fiscal Year 2027 budget in March, the $44 million spending plan anticipated $10 million would be carried over from FY 2026. That number ended up being $8,926,606 – a difference of $1,073,140 to be pulled from the county’s ...