MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Manager Kim Haws said Wednesday the city is “absolutely” seeking other location options for a winter warming shelter. Haws has become central to […]
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Mon Commission passes pedestrian and vehicle safety law
MORGANTOWN — It doesn’t outlaw panhandling, they noted. Or curtail speech. It doesn’t criminalize poverty or homelessness. It addresses a specific safety issue — people loitering […]
Nothing left for county’s pedestrian, vehicle safety ordinance but a vote
MORGANTOWN — There’s nothing left for the Monongalia County Commission to do but vote on the proposed pedestrian and vehicle safety ordinance — formerly known as a […]
Pedestrian and vehicle safety law up for public hearing, passage Wednesday
MORGANTOWN — A proposed ordinance regulating pedestrian and vehicle safety in Monongalia County will be back before the county commission for a public hearing and potential adoption […]
Mon Commission to explore new hours for the county courthouse
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission is exploring a move away from its traditional 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. hours of operation for the Monongalia County Courthouse. […]
Home football games have no impact on sobering center numbers
MORGANTOWN — Despite massive crowds, a prime-time kickoff and some 250 calls to MECCA 911 in one six-hour span, a single person ended up being transported to […]
Vehicle, pedestrian safety ordinance coming back before Mon Commission
MORGANTOWN — A proposed ordinance regulating pedestrian and vehicle safety in Monongalia County will be back before the county commission next month. On Wednesday, the commission set […]
Press pause on ‘safety’ ordinance
For months, as he has crafted his not-a-panhandling-ordinance, Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom has repeatedly said his proposal is based on an Alabama law that prohibits panhandling. […]
HB 125 looks to clear up property tax rebate confusion
MORGANTOWN — During a brief report Wednesday before the Monongalia County Commission, Assessor Mark Musick explained that all West Virginians who pay in a timely fashion are […]
Mon Commission, CVB continue successful tourism fund
MORGANTOWN — Those familiar with the phrase “beggars can’t be choosers” have some understanding of the mindset shared by the Monongalia County Commission and Visit Mountaineer Country […]
