This story was written by Joe Nelson MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An agreement is in place to have Pierpont Community and Technical College host surgical technician classes for students at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center (MTEC). The Monongalia County Board of Education unanimously approved the contract that will be one-year long as part of their…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Police in Clarksburg are searching for a female suspect in connection with a bank robbery in downtown. Police said they responded to a panic alarm that was triggered at 4:30 Tuesday afternoon from the MVB Bank on Main Street. The white woman displayed a gun and ordered the teller to put the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Utility Board heard a presentation about a study into developing a water feature on Deckers Creek and adopted the budget for the 2024–25 year. President of Main Street Morgantown Mark Downs and downtown business owner L.J. Giuliani told the board they’re working with Lyons, Colorado-based S20, a well-known creator of…
MAIDSVILLE, W.Va. — Deputies from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department have arrested and charged a Maidsville woman with malicious assault after allegedly hitting a woman with a metal pipe. Early Tuesday morning, deputies were called to the home on Mason Dixon Highway after a report that Holly Hinerman, 48, hit another woman with a 23-inch…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. One person was killed in a Monday afternoon crash on Grafton Road. Deputies were called to Grafton Road near the intersection of Horseman’s Trail at 3:45 p.m., where a northbound vehicle was making a pass and hit an ATV head-on. The ATV rider died at the scene. The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department…
DELAWARE, Oh. — A former city manager in Morgantown has been named to the same position in the community of Delaware, Ohio. Paul Brake served ascity manager in Morgantown from 2017 to 2020 before taking the same post in Royal Oak, Michigan. Brake left the job in Royal Oak in November of 2023. In Delaware,…
ELKINS, W.Va. An Elkins man is facing multiple charges following a dispute over drugs at a home in Randolph County Tuesday. Deputies from the sheriff’s department responded to a home on Gun Dog Road on a report of a physical altercation. While responding to the scene, deputies were informed that the suspect, Nathan Yokum, 34,…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. A Masontown man is facing drug charges after a routine traffic stop with troopers from the West Virginia State Police. On Thursday, troopers stopped a car driven by Terry Sanders, 49, on Route 7 for not using a turn signal. Troopers said Sanders appeared nervous and sweating and refused to make eye…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Monongalia County magistrate has sentenced the former chief of police in Monongah to six months in jail after being convicted on a harassment charge. Gregory Knight, 57, of Core, was sentenced to six months in jail recently following his April 2 conviction. Knight was following a woman in Monongalia County. He…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Commissioners in Harrison County will consider a 15-year extension of the Charles Pointe Tax Incremental Tax District (TIF) this week. The Charles Pointe TIF District expires in 2035, and a measure passed during the 2023 regular legislative session allows a 15-year extension. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Harrison County commissioner Patsy…