MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission began its first meeting of 2022 by passing the president’s gavel from Sean Sikora to Tom Bloom. This year will mark […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
Morgantown Council moves forward with bonding for facility improvements
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council approved the first reading of a bond ordinance Tuesday that will convey ownership of city hall, the public works garage and the […]
Extension granted for development of hydro power station in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN — A November filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission extended the deadline for Rye Development to begin construction on a hydroelectric power station at the […]
Morgantown Council looking at how it selects agenda items
MORGANTOWN — Ever wonder how an item gets placed on a Morgantown City Council agenda? That’s a question the body intends to address in the New Year. […]
Former MECCA 911 employee cites whistleblower law in lawsuit against county
MORGANTOWN — A lawsuit filed this week in Monongalia County Circuit Court accuses MECCA 911 supervisors of bullying an openly gay employee and making racially insensitive and sexually […]
Warner Theatre owners hope to resurrect downtown’s sleeping giant
MORGANTOWN — Listening to Mark Downs talk about Morgantown’s old Warner Theatre, you can almost picture the glow of its broad marquee once again lighting up south […]
Window to file as council, mayoral candidate in Westover begins Jan. 10
Anyone wishing to be a candidate in Westover’s June 14 municipal election has a 19-day window in January to make it official. City Clerk Sandie Weis said […]
Statler: State’s EMS agencies need help
MORGANTOWN — Joe Statler, R-Monongalia, chairs the West Virginia House of Delegates Committee on Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services. He believes it’s time to sound the […]
Mon Commission wants another review of subdivision regs, buys land in Mylan Park
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission has hired Lewis Glasser PLLC, of Charleston, to conduct an additional review of the county’s subdivision regulation document. The county will […]
Deal reached in Mon County’s years-long rent dispute with WV Supreme Court
MORGANTOWN — And lo, in the Monongalia County Commission’s final meeting of 2021, there occurred a Christmas miracle… An agreement brokered by Delegate Joe Statler, R-Monongalia, appears […]
