MORGANTOWN — The city of Bridgeport is suing the director of the West Virginia Department of Economic Development, and the Monongalia County Commission is making sure its thoughts are heard […]
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County budget remains ‘robust’ despite drop in projected tax revenue
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 […]
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 […]
Commissioners ‘excited’ about transportation leadership changes
MORGANTOWN — Hope springs eternal in the hearts of Monongalia County Commissioners – at least when it comes to the county’s on-again, off-again relationship with the West Virginia Division of […]
County asks judge to toss ‘panhandling’ lawsuit
MORGANTOWN — An attorney representing the three Monongalia County Commissioners as well as the county’s former sheriff has asked a judge to throw out the lawsuit challenging the legality of […]
Origin of shelter clients becomes a talking point
MORGANTOWN — At what point can someone say they’re from Monongalia County? When can a person claim Morgantown as home? Is it based on a feeling – the passage of […]
Ron Justice: It’s been a good run, but I’m not going anywhere
MORGANTOWN — Today, the world knows him as Darius Rucker. Ron Justice knew him before the world called him Hootie. They met in Justice’s small Mountainlair office one day at […]
Commission breaks down county’s rescue plan spending
MORGANTOWN — Of the $20.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act money received by Monongalia County, more than $17 million, or approximately 85%, was spent on water, sewer and broadband […]
A look back at the top city, county stories of 2024
A camping ban, panhandling laws, the collapse of Bartlett House. Public outcry, lawsuits, conflict. No single topic dominated Morgantown’s public discourse, and therefore headlines, in 2024 like the swirl of […]











