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Pruitt says the skilled nursing community will create many new job opportunities since it will more than double the capacity of the old one.
KINGWOOD, W.Va. –– A former teacher at the Bruceton Elementary School has agreed to deferred adjudication after being charged with maltreatment of a disabled child. Melissa Kent was one of three teachers accused in the incident that happened in March of this year. Kent, Jessica Hunter, and Leah...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Democratic Party nominee for the Monongalia County Commission appears to have been chosen by county voters to serve in the seat currently occupied by Commissioner Jeff Arnett. Unofficial results from the Monongalia County Clerk’s Office reported that Julie Knight defeated Republican candidate Ron Lytle in...
GRAFTON, W.Va (WDTV) - A protest petition challenging a water rate increase in Grafton faced a challenge of its own from the city regarding the validity of collected signatures in a jurisdiction hearing Thursday. Discussion centered on whether petition organizer Greg Jewell collected signatures from at least 25% of the...
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...
Road Closure on County Route 20, Sunny Lane, to Begin Thursday, November 12, 2026. Marshall County, WV – A portion of County Route 20, Sunny Lane, will be closed at milepost 0.20 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2026, for a culvert installation. Traffic signs will be used to maintain traffic. Local traffic, school buses, and emergency vehicles will be accommodated.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County officials continue to express the need for county representation on one of the largest public utilities in the county. Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom spoke about recent developments involving the Morgantown Utility Board on WAJR’s Talk of the Town, where he called for the Morgantown City Council to consider a county resident to replace longtime board member Tom Witt, who recently announced he would not seek reappointment. Bloom discussed the need to have representation for more than half of the customers that do not live within city limits while also stating the potential impacts on development if the status quo were to continue.
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.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — ELECTION RESULTS. Northern Panhandle voters in West Virginia largely kept their legislative seats in Republican hands, even as many elected positions in Ohio flipped blue. Seven of the area’s eight West Virginia House of Delegates seats were won by Republicans. Karen Shuler Stakem was the...
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.
