CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission is considering a PSC Staff recommended rate increase for a Preston County utility accused of poor financial management and poor water quality.
Preston County Public Service District No. 1, serves Arthurdale residents who have filed 53 letters with the PSC of complaint alleging bad financial practices, poor water quality, and misconduct by an employee.
Residential rates would increase from $19.01 per 1,000 gallons for the first 3,000 gallons

KINGWOOD, W.Va. — The latest class of the Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy north graduated Friday at Camp Dawson near Kingwood.
Sixty-five cadets walked the podium and shook the hands of Academy Director Dianna Reese and MX Sports Director and Morgantown area businessman Tim Cotter, who attended as the keynote speaker. The cadets now join more than 6,000 graduates of the 22-week program that has helped support growth of at-risk youth since 2012.
“I’m very proud of him, I’ve seen a definite change

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — MetroNews AccuWeather has issued a Winter Storm Warning for an event that could bring up to six inches of snow and drop temperatures into the teens.
The Winter Storm Warning goes into effect Saturday at 1 p.m. and runs through 1 p.m. Sunday.
MetroNews AccuWeather Meteorologist Bob Smerbeck said Friday the potent system was moving across Montana and will bring snowfall to the Morgantown area Saturday afternoon.
“It’s going to dive southeastward into the Ohio Valley and it’s

Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, one of the West Virginia National Guard members shot last month in Washington D.C., is transitioning from acute care to inpatient rehabilitation.
MedStar Washington Hospital Center Neurosurgeon Jeffrey Mai provided this statement Friday:
“Sixteen days ago, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe was airlifted to MedStar Washington Hospital Center with a critical gunshot wound to the head. Thanks to the immediate response of emergency personnel and the exceptional care provided by our