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 […]
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Legislators explain why statewide COVID-19 mask order has no teeth
MORGANTOWN — When Gov. Jim Justice announced his statewide mask mandate on July 6, he made it clear he had no plans to enforce it. That left […]
Weekend softball tournament flouts guidelines
Sanitarian insists on mask wearing and social distancing A softball tournament held in and around Morgantown over this past weekend did not always practice social distancing or […]
Trump administration de-ices plans for international students
Many of the 1,600 international students on West Virginia University’s main campus in Morgantown will be able to continue their studies online because the Trump administration dropped […]
Small business owners fear return of WVU students will result in shutdown
MORGANTOWN — How can COVID-19 be such an emergency in Monongalia County that businesses are being sacrificed when WVU is moving forward with plans to bring 30,000-plus […]
Community forum backs two-part plan to slow COVID ‘wildfire’ in Mon County
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County’s Chief Medical officer equated the current state of COVID-19 in the county to a wildfire on Monday during a special meeting that saw […]
QRT adds new social worker to its ranks
Individuals with substance use disorder and others affected by it will be able to seek an assessment for free counseling, thanks to a grant received by the […]
MUB hosts waste collection
Day set for Aug. 1; attendees must use precautions After careful review of coronavirus safety precautions, MUB will host the annual Monongalia County Household Hazardous Waste Collection […]
Schools update fall schedule and guidelines
Face masks. Desks, spaced at precise intervals. And a trip to the school nurse’s office — if there’s even a hint of something wrong. That’s what life […]
CVB ready to take a cautious first step back after COVID-19 cancellations
MORGANTOWN — The equation is simple Busy hotels collect more lodging taxes. More lodging taxes mean bigger budgets for CVBs. For the Visit Mountaineer Country Convention and […]
