MORGANTOWN – Michael Benson is just over a year into his role as the 27th president of West Virginia University, but after a 55-county tour putting in more than 6,600 miles and 3,900 handshakes, Benson is ready to look forward and add to the pride people feel about WVU. “I want the ...
MARIETTA — Injection wells have become a national flashpoint following an article in the New York Times, which references events in and around Marietta. In Washington County, the argument is still fueled by one hard fact the state has already verified: oil and gas wastewater moved ...
PARSONS — All three Tucker County Commissioners have been charged with misdemeanors after allegedly misusing county funds for personal purchases. Tucker County Commission President Michael William Rosenau, Commissioner Frederick J. Davis Jr., and Commissioner Timothy Paul Knotts were each ...
ELKINS - The Randolph County Commission approved an excess levy for the Randolph County Ambulance Authority this week. Commissioners David Kesling, Cris Siler and Kenna Barger unanimously approved running the levy, which will be placed on the election ballot for the November General Election. In April, the Commission approved a Special Emergency Ambulance Service Fee Ordinance, but then suspended the fee last month, just after it went into effect. Their decision to suspend the fee came after the state Tax Department informed commissioners that the fee violated the streamlined sales ...
ELKINS — A Randolph County man is facing a forgery charge after allegedly cashing an already deposited check. Richard Allan Manuel, known as “Opie,” 53, is charged with one count of forging or uttering other writing, a felony. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional ...
ELKINS — The Old Brick Playhouse is preparing for a new season of its Apprentice Program this month. The biweekly after-school theatre program for middle and high school students returns for its fall season on Aug. 24, with students meeting every Monday and Thursday at the Old Brick's ...
