CHARLESTON — Impeachment proceedings focused on the West Virginia Supreme Court began Thursday July 12, with Justice Menis Ketchum now out of the mix because of his […]
Government
Kingwood Council discuss ordinances; approves MSK donation
KINGWOOD — If Kingwood can’t find its ordinances, perhaps it should just repeal them, council discussed this week. “It baffles me that we don’t know what ordinances […]
River Road PSD manager admits to ethics violation
MORGANTOWN — River Road Public Service District Manager Michelle Malone has accepted a conciliation agreement with the state Ethics Commission, admitting she engaged in nepotism in employing […]
Ethics Commission: Brazaitis can vote on Haymaker Forest
CHARLESTON — Any benefits received by Morgantown Deputy Mayor Mark Brazaitis as a result of the city purchasing the Haymaker Forest would not be “selective, differential or […]
Mon Commission discusses county-wide recreation levy
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Clerk Carye Blaney said time constraints might not be the only hurdle Morgantown city officials need to navigate if they want to place a […]
Kingwood hires new police officers and city attorney
KINGWOOD — Kingwood has hired two new police officers and a new city attorney. Cody Kroll and Justin Knotts are on the job in city cruisers but […]
Manchin planning at least two meetings with U.S. Supreme Court nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Wednesday, he is not leaning either way on the nomination of U.S. District Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit […]
State Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum resigns
CHARLESTON — Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum resigned his seat today after months of controversy surrounding the court and ahead of a deadline for the vacated seat […]
Airport project delay, BOPARC funding among topics discussed at Morgantown City Council meeting
MORGANTOWN — Funding discussions regarding the Morgantown Municipal Airport and the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners (BOPARC) dominated Tuesday July 10’s regular meeting of the Morgantown […]
City user fees deployed into road-improvement projects
By Hannah Williams MORGANTOWN — Morgantown motorists are seeing their user fees deployed into several road-improvement projects, the city’s engineer said this week. The controversial $3 weekly tax […]