Speaking of Tom Bloom — we’re joining him in calling on Department of Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston to clarify comments he made about the Harmony Grove interchange and the $70 […]
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Former MPD detective selected as coordinator for sexual assault kit testing initiative
MORGANTOWN — As it does every year, the Monongalia County Commission opened its first meeting of 2024 with a passing of the gavel. Sean Sikora will serve as the body’s […]
Bloom asking for clarification on Wriston’s Harmony Grove comments
MORGANTOWN — The reassurance provided in October, when Gov. Jim Justice sat in front of Mountaintop Beverage and promised “two accesses” to the Morgantown Industrial Park, took a serious hit […]
Haws: City still exploring locations for winter warming shelter
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Manager Kim Haws said Wednesday the city is “absolutely” seeking other location options for a winter warming shelter. Haws has become central to the warming shelter […]
Mon Commission passes pedestrian and vehicle safety law
MORGANTOWN — It doesn’t outlaw panhandling, they noted. Or curtail speech. It doesn’t criminalize poverty or homelessness. It addresses a specific safety issue — people loitering in the road. […]
Nothing left for county’s pedestrian, vehicle safety ordinance but a vote
MORGANTOWN — There’s nothing left for the Monongalia County Commission to do but vote on the proposed pedestrian and vehicle safety ordinance — formerly known as a countywide panhandling ordinance. […]
Pedestrian and vehicle safety law up for public hearing, passage Wednesday
MORGANTOWN — A proposed ordinance regulating pedestrian and vehicle safety in Monongalia County will be back before the county commission for a public hearing and potential adoption on Wednesday. […]
Mon Commission to explore new hours for the county courthouse
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission is exploring a move away from its traditional 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. hours of operation for the Monongalia County Courthouse. During a Wednesday […]
Home football games have no impact on sobering center numbers
MORGANTOWN — Despite massive crowds, a prime-time kickoff and some 250 calls to MECCA 911 in one six-hour span, a single person ended up being transported to Hope Hill Sobering […]
Vehicle, pedestrian safety ordinance coming back before Mon Commission
MORGANTOWN — A proposed ordinance regulating pedestrian and vehicle safety in Monongalia County will be back before the county commission next month. On Wednesday, the commission set a schedule that […]
