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Clerk’s office marking Monongalia County’s semiquincentennial

MORGANTOWN – On Oct. 9, 1776 – just over three months after the Second Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, and some 86 years before West Virginia...

Commission approves emergency request to move polling site

MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved an emergency request to change the polling location for Precinct 30 ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. The pl...

Mon Commission approves additional support for East End Village development

MORGANTOWN – At the request of the Monongalia County Development Authority, the Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved an additional $150,000 in support of the East End...

Sheriff's office did not use Mon County's formal opioid grant process for Flock, commission says

The Monongalia County Sheriff's Department did not go through the county's formal opioid settlement grant application process when seeking funding for Flock cameras, according to M...

Grant Expectations Conference holds first session in Mon County

The second annual Grant Expectations Conference held its first session on Tuesday morning at the Courtyard by Marriott in Granville, giving local businesses and grant professionals...

County working to answer Flock contract request

MORGANTOWN – Where’s the contract? It’s a question that’s been asked time and again during the months of public pushback following the Monongalia County Commission’s November 2025...

Commission candidates offer thoughts on Flock

MORGANTOWN – Ron Lytle, the Republican candidate for the Eastern District seat on the Monongalia County Commission, said he recently spent more than an hour sitting with Sheriff To...

DeFelice lays out timeline for MCHD relocation

MORGANTOWN – With a July 1, 2027 deadline looming for the Monongalia County Health Department to be out of its current facilities and moved into its new home at White Birch Towers,...

County asked to consider support for addiction counselors

MORGANTOWN – The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recommends a ratio of one provider for every 10 individuals facing substance use disorder. That’s...

MCHD cutting ties with WV Division of Personnel

MORGANTOWN – When it comes to the recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals, the Monongalia County Health Department is caught between a rock and a hard place. Their na...

City honors WVU baseball

MUB opening leaves utility without non-city representative, at least temporarily

MORGANTOWN – For the last decade, Cheat Lake area resident Tom Witt has been the lone member of the Morgantown Utility Board that is not a resident of Morgantown. This despite the...

Kanawha County Commission honors late former prosecutor Charles ‘Chuck’ Miller

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) - The Kanawha County Commission honored the late former Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Charles “Chuck” Miller on Thursday, announcing plans to ren...

Somerset County commissioners unanimously approve new data center ordinance

Somerset County commissioners unanimously approved a proposed data center ordinance Tuesday night at the Bakersville Fire Hall, following a public hearing where

Austin Gessel sworn in as Kanawha County Commissioner

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - Austin Gessel was sworn in Thursday as the newest member of the Kanawha County Commission, filling the remainder of former Commissioner Lance Wheeler’s t...

Gessel nominated to vacant Kanawha County Commission seat

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) - The Kanawha County Commission has selected a candidate to fill its vacant seat. The Commission selected Austin Gessel for the position on Thursday ni...

Morgantown City Council holds off on Flock surveillance ordinance vote

Morgantown City Council members discussed legislation to regulate facial recognition and automated license plate readers (ALPRs) within city limits at their Tuesday meeting.

Boone County Commission urges CSX, WVDOH to review public safety hazards

BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) - Boone County Commissioner Jeff Petry sent a letter to CSX and the West Virginia Division of Highways on behalf of the Commission urging the organizatio...

Marion BOE issues legislative invite

FAIRMONT – If you’re an elected lawmaker representing Marion County, the county’s Board of Education wants to take you to school for a bit. The BOE on Wednesday formally invited se...

Commission approves tower lease, grants letters of support to county projects

by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners approved a cell tower lease and added their written support to a number of public projects and grant applications during their mid-Augus...

Preston County Commission works to keep local EMS afloat

Preston County has seen its share of EMS controversy in recent years, and at Tuesday morning's county commission meeting, KAMP EMS's struggles were highlighted.

Mon County Canine Adoption Center to offer free pet food, microchips

The Monongalia County Canine Adoption Center announced it will hold a community pet food giveaway and offer free microchips on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

City land reuse agency accepts six parcels via donation program

MORGANTOWN – During its most recent regular meeting, the Morgantown Land Reuse & Preservation Agency approved the receipt of six parcels through its property donation program....

Commissioner takes exception to AI-generated image amid Flock pushback

MORGANTOWN – A social media post depicting Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom in a military uniform before a background of Flock-style cameras drew the ire of Commiss...