MORGANTOWN — After consulting with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, Monongalia County will alter its emergency rules governing liquor sales. On Saturday, April 4 the Monongalia […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
Task force, Motel 6 reach agreement to house unsheltered during health crisis
MORGANTOWN — A recently formed task force charged with guiding Monongalia County’s unsheltered population through the COVID-19 pandemic has reached an agreement with Motel 6 to house […]
Mon County Health Department busier than ever during outbreak
Lee Smith is a busy man these days. As Monongalia County’s chief medical officer and director of the Monongalia County Health Department, Smith is leading the county’s […]
Morgantown City Manager’s last day announced
If all goes according to plan, Morgantown City Manager Paul Brake’s last day on the job will be May 14. The naming and official appointment of Morgantown’s […]
Morgantown reaches out to Justice seeking consideration for federal funds
MORGANTOWN — With the city of Morgantown expecting dire fiscal repercussions from the efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Bill Kawecki has reached out to […]
Mon Commission declares a state of emergency, provides funds for feeding programs
MORGANTOWN — During a meeting in which it declared Monongalia County in a state of emergency due to COVID-19, the Monongalia County Commission approved up to $20,453 […]
Chief Preston: Morgantown residents are heeding COVID-19 restrictions
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston said the residents of Morgantown have been largely compliant with Governor Jim Justice’s stay-at-home-order, which he identifies as a more […]
County subdivision regulations moving forward despite uncertain timeline
MORGANTOWN — Decades in the making, a final draft copy of subdivision regulations for Monongalia County are now available for public review. The regulations went up at […]
Morgantown missions group at home, in quarantine after two weeks in Honduras
MORGANTOWN — Mom’s worry. It’s kinda their thing. So it’s not a shock to learn Cynthia Shultz has spent the last two weeks with a bit of […]
Task force formed to assist homeless during COVID-19 pandemic
MORGANTOWN — “Uncharted territory,” is how Rachael Coen, chief programs officer with the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness, describes efforts to assist the homeless while the […]
