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 […]
Tag: Tom Bloom
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 […]
DOH ‘Alternative 3’ looks to be early favorite for new Mon River bridge
MORGANTOWN — It was publicly announced last week that the West Virginia Division of Highways plans to build a bridge across the Monongahela River in the next 28 […]
Mon Commission sets hearing for pedestrian and vehicle safety law
MORGANTOWN — What started out as a quest to create a county-wide panhandling ordinance has resulted in a proposed “Ordinance Regulating Pedestrian and Vehicle Safety.” The change […]
Newly-widened Mileground open to traffic
What a time to be alive. After years of orange barrels, closed lanes and high blood pressure, there are five freshly paved lanes open to traffic on […]
Bloom: 63 cities, 13 counties will pick one member of West Virginia First Foundation
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom said a total of 76 letters are en route to 63 cities and 13 counties — each of the […]
Jones: Health Right clinic move remains at least a year away
MORGANTOWN — Milan Puskar Health Right Executive Director Laura Jones said the Health Right Board of Directors has not lost hope that Health Right’s Spruce Street clinic […]
