MORGANTOWN — Sunshine beamed down on the Apothecary Ale House beer garden Wednesday afternoon as a crowd of 50 or so gathered to lift a glass and […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
Commissioners say community, not government, the answer to unhoused crisis
MORGANTOWN — Members of the Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday reiterated their belief that it’s not solely the responsibility of government to solve social issues, like homelessness. […]
Voters renew all four excess levies for a second time
MORGANTOWN — To hear Maria Smith tell it, she never had a doubt. Smith, Mountain Line’s general manager, said she was confident Monongalia County’s voters would renew […]
Barnett, Gall elected to Westover Council as Viola, Tatar tie for final seat
Wild. That’s how Westover Mayor Bob Lucci summed up Tuesday’s results. Randy Barnett and Mark Gall, two lifelong Westover residents and newcomers to elected politics, won at-large […]
No drama in commission, assessor races as turnout dips below 30%
MORGANTOWN — There wasn’t much drama to be had in the county races for the Western District seat on the Monongalia County Commission and Monongalia County Assessor. […]
City’s planning commission approves vape shop restrictions
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Planning Commission has given its blessing to a zoning text amendment that would prohibit any new tobacco/vape shops from opening downtown. It’s recommending […]
Early voting starts slow, finishes strong heading into Election Day
MORGANTOWN — About a third of the 6,244 early votes cast in Monongalia County came on days nine (959) and 10 (1,099) of the 10-day early voting […]
Region 4 taps Dower for West Virginia First Foundation
MORGANTOWN — In a near-unanimous vote Thursday morning, Region 4 selected Jon Dower as its representative on the West Virginia First Foundation, the 11-member board tasked with […]
Mon County opens grant process for directly allocated opioid dollars
MORGANTOWN — When it comes to the state’s opioid-settlement dollars, there are two pools of money. There’s nearly $1 billion dollars to be distributed at the state […]
Commission says it needs details on Bartlett House situation
MORGANTOWN — Members of the Monongalia County Commission said Wednesday they are not comfortable providing a financial lifeline to Bartlett Housing Solutions until the agency opens up […]
