dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey made a campaign swing through Morgantown on Friday, in his quest for the governor’s office, and sat down with The […]
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Hope Gas farm-tap proposal sparks complaints, concerns from customers
MORGANTOWN — A Hope Gas proposal to convert 629 farm-tap customers to propane has drawn significant opposition — with 31 letters of protest filed in six days. […]
More than 1,000 signatures disallowed in effort to overturn camping ban
MORGANTOWN — More than 1,000 of the signatures collected in an effort to overturn Morgantown’s camping ban could not be verified by the city. According to the […]
A look at campaign dollars for contested Morgantown-area legislative races
MORGANTOWN – Only a handful of Morgantown-area legislative races are competitive this year. A look at their campaign finances suggests the advantages of incumbency – for candidates […]
Longview Power daughter companies ask PSC for extensions to build and begin operating gas-fired power plant
MORGANTOWN – In April 2020, the Public Service Commission granted Longview Power a citing certificate to build a 1,200-megawatt gas-fired power plant adjacent to its existing coal-fired […]
Republicans outpace Democrats for campaign money in attorney general, secretary of state races
MORGANTOWN – Republicans are out-fundraising and out-spending their Democratic rivals in the statewide races for attorney general and secretary of state. The AG race is particularly lopsided, […]
Commission to pass $500,000 to city, county fire departments
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission has more than $500,000 from the state waiting to be distributed to fire departments in the county. On Wednesday, it approved […]
Republican Morrisey far outruns the pack in campaign dollars in the race for governor
MORGANTOWN – Republican Attorney General continues to lead the pack in campaign fundraising and spending in the race for governor. Democrat Steve Williams, mayor of Huntington, is […]
PSC orders utilities and cable companies to provide outage alerts via text and email
MORGANTOWN — The state Public Service Commission has ordered all utilities and cable companies — except motor carriers — to have in place a process to notify […]
Cheat Lake sewer rate increase set at 100%; project cost remains unknown
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council unanimously approved on first reading a 100% rate increase for the Morgantown Utility Board’s Cheat Lake sanitary sewer customers. The increase will […]
