The City of Weirton is preparing to appoint a new member to the Weirton Area Water Board. Under the city charter, Water Board members are appointed by the Mayor with the approval of City Council. The appointment will fill the seat previously held by George Ash, whose term expired on May 31, 2026. The process…
Under West Virginia Code §24-1-1(b), the Public Service Commission (PSC) is charged with balancing the interests of utility customers, the state’s economy, and the utilities it regulates. That responsibility is especially important because electric utilities operate as regulated monopolies. Unlike businesses in a competitive market, customers cannot simply choose another provider when prices rise. That…
The Monongahela Power Company (Mon Power) and The Potomac Edison Company (PE) filed a joint petition (CASE NO. 26-0508-E-42T ) to the Public Service Commission (PSC) on May 15, 2026 to increase electric rates and chargers for its customers. According to filings the companies are seeking additional revenues on a combined basis of approximately $188,.4…
When a catastrophic main line break depleted Weirton’s water system in late 2024, residents were plunged into a three-month crisis of total outages, painfully low pressure, and tap water that ran in disturbing shades of yellow and brown. The immediate culprit was a failure that rapidly depleted the city’s water reserves, a blow that the…
An inquiry by Bloodhound Media identified a systemic reporting oversight by the Weirton Sanitary Board (WSB) and the Weirton Area Water Board (WAWB) regarding West Virginia’s reporting requirements. Despite actively processing and resolving multiple public records requests, both agencies have failed to log the legally required entries into the West Virginia Secretary of State (SOS)…
FOIA Request Seeks Details on Legal Services for Weirton Utility Boards On February 13, 2026, Bloodhound Media submitted a formal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to both the Weirton Sanitary Board (WSB) and the Weirton Area Water Board (WAWB). The inquiry sought to clarify the professional and financial relationship between these public entities and…
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