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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 doing so.  Long story short, all 12 county volunteer departments — with one caveat — ...

Bloom, Folz sit down with The Dominion Post Editorial Board

MORGANTOWN -- Republican MaryAnn (Babich) Folz is challenging Democrat incumbent Tom Bloom for the Western District seat on the Monongalia County Commission in the November election.  Folz is a political newcomer but a county native. She said her family has farmed county land for more ...

Commission gets a look at projected settlement payments

MORGANTOWN -- Local officials knew the first round of opioid settlement dollars allocated directly to cities and counties would be the largest they’d likely see.  Even so, Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom said Wednesday the body was somewhat surprised to see how much smaller ...

Granville election question to be on November ballot

MORGANTOWN — Should Granville move its municipal election in line with the county-run primary?  Granville Town Council voted in July to put that question before its citizens as part of the upcoming general election.  The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved the ...

Mountain East Conference moving track championships to Mylan Park

MORGANTOWN — Mylan Park will be the home of the three-day Mountain East Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships for five years starting April 27-29, 2025.  The 11-member NCAA Division II conference issued a press release Wednesday announcing a corporate partnership with the ...

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 to be distributed at the state level through the West Virginia First ...