Over 30 people braved the cold weather on Saturday, January 31 to attend a rally in front of the Morgan County Courthouse in support of law enforcement. Dick Voorhaar said the “Show our Support” event was put together to publicly recognize law enforcement officers and the “tough job they do”[Read More…]
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County taps opioid fund for 911 equipment upgrade
by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners and the county’s 911 Director agreed last week on the funding structure for an upgrade of the county’s emergency call-handling equipment. Morgan County 911 will see their Motorola call-handling software upgraded to VESTA NXT, which will modernize dispatching processes in emergencies. The system allows[Read More…]
County preparing to lease old Animal Control facility to animal non-profit
by Kate Shunney The house that once held Morgan County’s Animal Control offices and provided housing for animal control officers will get a new life as a facility to care for local animals. Morgan County Commissioners last week voted 3-0 in favor of drafting a two-year lease agreement with a[Read More…]
French Creek Freddie predicts more winter for West Virginia
French Creek Freddie, the state’s official weather-predicting groundhog, predicted six more weeks of winter during the annual Groundhog Day celebration at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center in Upshur County During the annual event, which was attended by 150 visitors from across the state, Gov. Morrisey joined West Virginia Division[Read More…]
Commissioners will hold public hearing on Feb. 18 about commercial ambulance fee structure
by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners have set another public hearing to take comments from residents and business owners about a method to collect a county ambulance fee from commercial entities. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 18 at 11:30 a.m. in the County Commission meeting room of[Read More…]
Senior Center hit by theft
Senior Life Services of Morgan County were hit last week with criminal acts that the agency director says will put their finances in a bind and reduce services to senior citizens of the county. According to Tammy Kees, director of the Senior Life Services, the Meals on Wheels program truck[Read More…]
Local, state and federal candidates surface as 2026 filing period ends
by Kate Shunney The close of candidate filing for the 2026 election season brought additional names to the list of state residents who are seeking elected office in Morgan County and across West Virginia during this mid-term race. As of press time, the following individuals had filed in the Morgan[Read More…]
Candidates stack up as 2026 filing period gets ready to close
Registered voters who are interested in running for public office in 2026 must file paperwork as an official candidate by this Saturday, January 31. State and county election offices will be open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon to receive candidate filings. As of press time, the following individuals[Read More…]
Winter comes out of hiding
A well-anticipated winter snowstorm arrived in the county late in the night on Saturday, January 24 and delivered a wintry landscape visible as the sun rose on Sunday. Snow accumulations of ranged from five to 10 inches in the region, but changed to sleet for much of Sunday, covering the[Read More…]
Seed library sprouts inside Morgan County Public Library
by Lisa Schauer Patrons of Morgan County Public Library are sometimes startled when they open an old card catalog in the lobby. “Oh!” they exclaim when they see seed packets inside the wooden drawers painted with corn, carrots and radish. Instead of index cards for books, long replaced by computers[Read More…]
