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The problem envisioned in August came like a slowly approaching storm that could be seen, the thunder rumbling heard, but no solution preventing its onset possible. Jamie Kosick reported that the school system, after attrition, would for 2026 “run short of drivers” for school buses. In early October, Rosie Linton, a fifth grade student at Mountaineer Elementary School, shared that “in the past two weeks, so the last 10 days of school Mountaineer Elementary has had a bus issue five of those days. So whether a bus did not run at all during the day or it was able to run in the morning and not in the afternoon.”
A section of Route 997 (Cumberland Highway) in Greene Township will close while a contractor replaces the railroad crossing north of Chambersburg, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Weather permitting, the closure will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and continue through 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. The...
WHEELING, W.Va. — RESULTS. Laura Wakim Chapman has retained her Senate District 1 after defeating Shawn Fluharty on Election Day. Wakim Chapman, a Republican, was elected to the Senate in 2022. She was challenged by Fluharty, a Democrat from Wheeling who had been a member of the state's House of Delegates for the last 12 years.
KINGWOOD, W.Va. — A pilot program that aims to connect families in need with community resources will now be put into use by the Preston County School System. The Preston County Board of Education unanimously approved the addition of the CarePortal pilot program that is implemented by the Chestnut Mountain Village. Chestnut Mountain Village Director Greg Clutter spoke about the opportunity to expand the program within the Preston County community on WAJR’s Talk of the Town, which has already served over 700 children within the county alone.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Commission will now consider close to a half dozen bids for the planned renovations to the new County Health Department headquarters. Silling Architects Studio Manager Marie McCauley presented bids from five firms during the commission’s regular meeting on Wednesday with each bid proposing...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — New faces will be seen representing Monongalia County within the West Virginia House of Delegates. Unofficial results from the Monongalia County Clerks office reported a re-election victory for Republican Delegate Joe Statler for District 77 but also victories against two incumbents, with Democrat nominees Michael Wendell and Eddie Wagoner defeating Geno Chiarelli and David McCormick for the District 78 and District 82 seats, respectively. Wendell expressed appreciation to the voters who chose him to serve in Charleston.
Gerald Eugene Swiger Jr. → Lauren Janette Hamilton. Timmy Robert Gregory → Melinda Gaye McIntyre McDonald. Douglas Michael Kovenich → Cynthia Sue Gonzales Morris. Kristopher Garrett Sutton → Raegan Elizabeth Audrey Eldon Peters. Jacob Michael Ogden → Madisyn Alexis Garrison. Death Certificates Issued. Frederick Alan...
SHINNSTON, W.Va. — For Scott Douglas Haning, the road to becoming a published novelist began long before he ever put pen to paper. It began in Shinnston, West Virginia, surrounded by the people, traditions, and stories of north-central Appalachia. A graduate of Lincoln High School and West Virginia University,...
The Harrison County Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to move forward with the closure and merging processes of Lost Creek and Salem Elementary Schools.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Local officials are offering positive reactions to the renewal of the EMS levy by county voters in the 2026 General Election. Members of the Mon County Commission offered appreciation to county voters for the passage of the levy, with over 67 percent of those that voted choosing to renew the levy. Commissioner Sean Sikora pointed out the benefits of the levy and the ability to provide an adequate emergency response for county residents as a result of the renewal during the end of their regular meeting on Wednesday.
Harrison County was not dinged academically, but still has operational work to do, according to the recently released West Virginia Department of Education Approval Status and Accreditation Report. This report covers both operational and academic effectiveness of all 55 county school systems and also charter schools in West Virginia. According...
What was originally scheduled to be six days of testimony and cross examination before the West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC) ended two days early on Thursday. Developer NextEra Energy applied Jan. 30 to construct a new 107.5-mile-long transmission line known as the MidAtlantic Resiliency Link from Pennsylvania through West Virginia to Virginia. Public comment sessions were held in all four of the affected counties of Monongalia, Preston, Mineral and Hampshire in June.
Republican Jim Kudlak, of Moundsville, is the newest commissioner in Marshall County. Kudlak, a former Moundsville police chief, defeated Democrat Leigh Ann Scherich, who was aiming to be the county's first female commissioner. "I'm excited, I'm overwhelmed, and I'm humbled by the fact that the citizens of Marshall County have...
Bonnie's Bus mobile mammography will visit Lewis, Mercer, Harrison, and Raleigh counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, Bonnie’s Buses will be at:. Family Medical Clinic of Jane Lew from 8 a.m....
LaRue said the Bruceton agency has outstanding debt related to its insurance, including workers' compensation, general liability and auto insurance. He added that all three policies had, at one point, lapsed due to nonpayment.
WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania — On South Main Street stands the house where attorney David Bradford, a leader of the Whiskey Rebellion, lived from 1788 to 1794. In July 1794, some 400 armed men, most from Washington County, laid waste to a tax inspector’s house outside Pittsburgh. People here have distrusted distant power ever since. They have […]
Five West Virginia radio stations could be at risk of going silent unless the FCC allows one of the state's largest broadcasters to expand beyond federal ownership limits. West Virginia Radio Corp. is seeking permission to take over programming of five stations owned by financially struggling AJG Broadcasting, arguing the arrangement would preserve local radio service while giving listeners more programming choices and expanded local sports coverage.
NUTTER FORT, W.Va. (WDTV/Connect-Bridgeport) - A new splash pad is planned for Clarksburg City Park, and the city is seeking contractors to take on the project. The approximately 4,500-square-foot splash pad would be located near the basketball courts, walking trail and Maple Shelter at the park in Nutter Fort. It would not replace the existing facility at Veterans Administration Park in Clarksburg.