Buckwheat Festival cancellation impacts financial situation KINGWOOD — For some Preston County volunteer departments, the Buckwheat Festival means buckwheat cakes and sausage dinners. Money from those dinners […]
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Justice says West Virginians should prepare for mandatory mask order
MORGANTOWN — “My gut tells me that if we don’t watch out in West Virginia, we’re going to get in real trouble,” Gov. Jim Justice said as […]
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Preston County claims Cares Act money for road improvements KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission held an emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon to endorse the proposed West Virginia […]
Commission endorses paving projects utilizing federal COVID-19 money
MORGANTOWN — A letter from the West Virginia Department of Highways outlining about 8.5 miles in paving projects tied to CARES, or Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic […]
Justice calls 2020 budget ‘part of the miracle,’ despite last-minute glitch
MORGANTOWN — A computer glitch, a clerical error. Whatever it was that shifted approximately $1.375 million between the hours of 8 p.m. Wednesday and 8:30 a.m. Thursday, […]
Commission hears of more COVID-19 cases
KINGWOOD — Cases of COVID-19 are still rising in Preston County. Jeannie Welch, public health nurse for the Preston County Health Department, told Preston County commissioners there […]
Morgantown Council looks at term length, creation of police oversight body
MORGANTOWN — It appears as if Morgantown residents will get an opportunity to vote on a change to the city’s charter that would double the length of […]
City aims to reduce contaminated recycling
Campaign also hopes to increase number of those participating in program As much as 30% of Morgantown’s residential recycling is contaminated and ends up in a landfill. […]
DHHR completes investigation into COVID-19 case discrepancy
CHARLESTON — An investigation, ordered by Gov. Jim Justice last week after the number of active COVID-19 cases in Randolph County were found to be much lower […]
Justice says state has done ‘a lousy job’ of reporting COVID-19 numbers
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice reiterated his belief on Monday that former Bureau of Public Health Commissioner Cathy Slemp was “asleep at the switch” in allowing the […]