MORGANTOWN – On May 13, following years of on-and-off negotiations between Monongalia County and WVU Medicine, the two sides finalized the sale of the Monongalia County Health Department property to WVUM for $6 million. That same day, the Monongalia County Commission approved a purchase ...
MORGANTOWN – A social media post depicting Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom in a military uniform before a background of Flock-style cameras drew the ire of Commissioner Jeff Arnett, who addressed it Wednesday at the end of the latest commission meeting dominated by public ...
MORGANTOWN – A county resident’s refusal to provide a last name before offering public comment escalated to the point of physical removal during Wednesday’s Monongalia County Commission meeting, drawing shouts of rebuke from the assembled crowd and a promise of legal action against the ...
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 – “It’s not one size fits all.” Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom said that when it comes to West Virginia’s 55 counties, the needs and priorities of the state’s largest counties are vastly different than those of its smallest. Bloom recently reached out ...
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 ...