MORGANTOWN — “It’s time to do something,” Morgantown Code Enforcement Director Mike Stone said Tuesday while presenting an ordinance that would give the city a penalty option […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
Smith : Timing critical to testing
Most become positive 5-7 days following exposure How helpful is a COVID-19 test? It depends. “A lot of people have far more faith in a test than […]
Diamond in the Rough
Homeless encampment finds a new home This is not a new issue. That’s how Mylan Puskar Health Right Executive Director Laura Jones opened a letter to members […]
Justice extends order closing county bars for an additional 10 days
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice’s executive order closing bars in Monongalia County has been extended 10 days. The original 10-day closure — aimed at slowing a spike […]
County slips out of ‘red’ zone, county commission offers recommendations
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County turned orange on Wednesday. Keeping the county orange — or anything but red, really — was part of the focus of a Wednesday […]
Fine in place for evicting tenants facing hardship, public addresses encampment
MORGANTOWN — Landlords in the city of Morgantown can now be fined for evicting tenants who can demonstrate financial hardship due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During […]
City wants Diamond solution
Encampment for homeless moves onto public land Morgantown Communications Manager Andrew Stacy said the city is working on a solution for a group of unsheltered individuals who […]
Residents of homeless camp say they’ll stay on city property until needs are met
MORGANTOWN — About 20 residents of a homeless encampment known as Diamond Village have set up on an adjoining piece of city of Morgantown property and plan […]
More research needed on virus
Ayne Amjad, West Virginia’s state medical officer, said she doesn’t believe COVID-19 is a particularly deadly illness. What is deadly, she continued, is our inability to fully […]
Amjad, Marsh talk to city and county officials about rising COVID-19 cases
MORGANTOWN — “This is our big one,” West Virginia State Medical Officer Anye Amjad said of Monongalia County’s climbing COVID-19 numbers on Thursday. “If we cannot handle […]
