MORGANTOWN — In a vacuum, issues like roads, home ownership, education funding, tourism and community development are vitally important. But each is academic and largely irrelevant if a […]
Government
Kingwood works to get downtown buildings fixed or demolished
KINGWOOD — Kingwood Council is moving forward on removing two buildings from Price Street and getting a third repaired. Council signed a $24,908 contract with Diggers Construction […]
Bureau of Prisons review team tours Hazelton prisons this week
HAZELTON — A review team from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons is at the Hazelton prison complex this week. The team was on site Wednesday, one day […]
Senator Mike Maroney named chairman of Health and Human Resources Committee
CHARLESTON – Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, today announced that Senator Dr. Mike Maroney, R-Marshall, has been named Chairman of the Senate Health and Human Resources Committee. He […]
Kingwood voters will decide one-time change in council term lengths
KINGWOOD — Kingwood voters will decide in June whether council terms will be altered one time in order that city elections can be held at the same […]
Ball: Proposed ordinance altering MUB board distressing, feels political
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Utility Board General Manager Tim Ball and MUB board of directors chairman J.T. Straface said the utility is adamantly opposed to the city manager […]
Reedsville works on town ATV ordinance
REEDSVILLE – Reedsville Council is working to amend its ordinance governing the use of all terrain vehicles (ATV) and utility vehicles in town. Council has received a […]
MUB: City manager would be conflicted as a voting member of utility board
MORGANTOWN — A representative of the Morgantown Utility Boar (MUB) said MUB was not aware city administration planned to propose an ordinance making the city manager a […]
Preston County clerk requests an election headquarters
KINGWOOD — Preston County Clerk Linda Huggins would like a centralized place for her office to prepare for and conduct election activities. Huggins raised the issue at […]
Preston Commissioners hear complaint about county flood ordinance
KINGWOOD — A Rowlesburg area man told Preston Commissioners Monday he disagrees with the county’s flood ordinance and doesn’t think FEMA has the authority to force it on […]
