MORGANTOWN — West Virginia is plowing ahead on COVID-19 vaccinations as the death toll continues to climb. Gov. Jim Justice opened Wednesday’s briefing with the bad news: […]
Government
City extends COVID-19 measures into February, discusses impacts to election
MORGANTOWN — An ordinance continuing the state of emergency and authorizing city measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 was passed on first reading by Morgantown City […]
State Supreme Court rules for United Bank in loan dispute filed by aunt of former Morgantown businessman Mitch Brozik
MORGANTOWN — The state Supreme Court has closed another chapter in the years-long legal-battle saga of former Morgantown businessman Mitch Brozik and his aunt, Betty Parmer. This […]
Reedsville Cemetery could gain ground
REEDSVILLE — The Reedsville Cemetery could have a 2.1-acre addition. At its Monday meeting Mayor Jason Titus told Reedsville Council members the Fox-Murray family offered to donate […]
Preston asks state to help replace Mylan jobs
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission will ask state elected officials to help find new jobs for 1,500 people who will lose theirs in 2021. Last week […]
Committee nears police review board goal
Chair: Ordinance is 2 to 3 sessions away Deputy Mayor Rachel Fetty said she’s confident Morgantown City Council’s Special Committee on Community Policing and Citizen Review is […]
Sewer board continues to fight costly storm water issue
KINGWOOD — The Kingwood Sewer Board is looking ahead to Dec. 31, 2021, the deadline for it to meet mandated reductions in the amount of storm water […]
Manchin, Collins and bipartisan group of lawmakers unveil their COVID emergency relief bills
MORGANTOWN — Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, led a bipartisan group of senators and representatives assembled Monday to unveil their $908 billion emergency COVID-19 […]
As COVID vaccine rolls out, Justice targets higher ed students for weekly testing
MORGANTOWN — As the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine began to roll out early Monday, Gov. Jim Justice announced a new initiative to try to curb […]
Terra Alta mayor charged with assaulting town recorder
KINGWOOD — The mayor of Terra Alta has been charged, again, this time in relation to another incident that allegedly happened in June. Preston County Prosecutor Melvin […]
