MORGANTOWN — Anyone spending time on social media will inevitably encounter varying degrees of skepticism about the COVID-19 pandemic. At its most extreme are those who say […]
State Government
State numbers grow worse but optimism remains at governor’s office; death toll reaches 100
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s COVID-19 death toll reached 100 Friday morning. Gov. Jim Justice remarked on it at the start of his Friday briefing. “Our numbers continue […]
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 […]
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 […]
State leaders, legislators air concerns, hopes for next federal COVID-19 aid package during Manchin virtual feedback session
MORGANTOWN — Inadequate broadband, still-struggling businesses and the governor’s one-man control of federal CARES Act money were among the issues state leaders and legislators raised with Sen. […]
Justice rejects legislative requests for COVID-19 special session
MORGANTOWN — With no new pandemic-related announcements coming from the governor on Wednesday, a portion of his afternoon briefing was devoted to his response to growing calls […]
Justice closes Mon County bars for 10 days, imposes some statewide rollbacks
MORGANTOWN — It’s last call for Monongalia County bars – for 10 days. Gov. Jim Justice announced the closure Monday, as a means to curb the ongoing […]
Health officials, lawmakers question CARES Act money allocation
MORGANTOWN — No one questioned Gov. Jim Justice on Friday when he announced that he was cutting in half the amount of CARES Act money to be […]
Gov. Justice eyes re-closing bars, indoor dining in Mon County; tentative secondary school fall sports dates announced
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County bars and indoor-dining establishments faced renewed closure as COVID-19 numbers continue to climb, Gov. Jim Justice said Friday. Meanwhile, he and Secondary School […]
Justice targets Sept. 8 to open schools, suggests mask mandate may get teeth
SEE RELATED STORY on Monongalia County BOE’s reaction to Gov. Justice’s school date announcement. MORGANTOWN — West Virginia schools are tentatively set to reopen Sept. 8, Gov. […]
