KINGWOOD — Enrollment in Preston County Schools is up compared to last year but the system has lost essentially an entire grade level worth of students over […]
Government
Mon Commission receives annual TIF report
MORGANTOWN — As of June 30, the four tax increment finance (TIF) districts in Monongalia County had realized a total increase in assessed value north of $300 […]
Clay Marsh: CDC likely to OK Pfizer vaccine for ages 5-11 next week
MORGANTOWN – COVID-19 czar Dr. Clay Marsh offered an update on Pfizer vaccines for kids during Friday’s COVID briefing from the governor’s office. Following the FDA’s approval […]
Capito fields questions on Build Back Better, inflation under President Biden
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., fielded questions from members of the West Virginia press Thursday. Several of them dealt with the newly scaled-down Build Back […]
Preston County employee raise becomes official
KINGWOOD — Preston County employees will receive a combined $220,585 increase in annual salary after the Preston County Commission unanimously voted to approve the raise at a […]
Local leaders promote green energy portion of Biden’s scaled-down Build Back Better framework
MORGANTOWN – As President Biden came before America Thursday morning to outline his scaled-down Build Back Better framework, some local delegates and other leaders had gathered at […]
Kingwood Council OKs city COVID policy
KINGWOOD — Kingwood City Council members voted to approve a COVID-19 policy at its Tuesday evening meeting. The policy will be uniform for all city departments, including […]
Capito, GOP Senate leaders say Biden energy policies fueling price inflation
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined with nine other GOP senators at a Wednesday press conference to criticize Biden administration policies that are driving fuel and […]
Mon Commission funds swimming program for county’s youth
MORGANTOWN — In 2012, the Aquatic Center at Mylan Park was far from a certainty. It wasn’t a plan or a concept. It was a wish list […]
Coal Communities Workgroup sets Morgantown listening tour stop for Nov. 10
MORGANTOWN – The Morgantown stop for the House of Delegates Coal Communities Workgroup listening tour has a new date. The group will be at the Shack Neighborhood […]
