MORGANTOWN — In a quarterly update to the Monongalia County Commission, Comcast Compliance Manager Dana Gossert explained the design of a $17.8 million broadband expansion project is expected to be […]
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County VFDs take exception to commission’s plan for state fire dollars
MORGANTOWN — To quote a Paul Newman classic, ‘What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.’ At least, that’s certainly how it appears. Monongalia County Volunteer Fire Association President Mickey […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Funding for shelter takeover in place, unofficially
MORGANTOWN — Nothing is finalized, but it appears as if the funding needed to finance Catholic Charities’ administrative takeover of the Bartlett House triage shelter in Hazel’s House of Hope […]
Exit 155 work now $110 million, Chaplin Hill improvements not included
MORGANTOWN — In 2019, the state of West Virginia said it was committing $66 million to reconfigure I-79 Exit 155. Working with the county and developer WestRidge, the state said […]
