The West Virginia Department of Health is informing all West Virginians ages 65 and older they are eligible for an additional dose of the updated COVID-19 vaccine, […]
Tag: COVID-19
Mon Commission taps Dower for regional review committee, drops COVID policies
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission has named Jonathan Dower as its representative on the regional board tasked with vetting applicants and proposals seeking opioid settlement dollars […]
Former DHHR official pleads guilty to false COVID-19 test statements
A former official within the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to knowingly making false statements to federal […]
Marsh eyes COVID uptick as feds approve new booster shot
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — State Coronavirus Czar Dr. Clay Marsh said West Virginians should have a better idea by the end of this week of who […]
Where’s urgency to treat long COVID?
by Julia Moore Vogel In a world where most pandemic safety protocols have evaporated, where is the sense of urgency to treat, or at the very least […]
If you never got sick from COVID, you might want to thank your genes
by Lisa Jarvis Even as COVID has faded into the background for most of the public, our curiosity about the virus’s idiosyncrasies hasn’t waned. Why does one […]
How we got summer breaks from school and what we can do about it
by Jonathan Zimmerman Our long summer vacation is a relic from an agricultural past when kids were needed for seasonal work on farms — or so we’ve […]
Falling NAEP scores show COVID badly hurt how America’s kids are learning
The national test considered the gold standard of whether schoolchildren are gaining or slipping has delivered alarming news: Kids are backsliding in both math and reading. Thirteen-year-olds […]
Questions arise regarding items Dunbar School Foundation Stop program bought or rented with public funds
MORGANTOWN – While the Dunbar School Foundation Stop program has ceased operating, questions remain about items bought or rented with taxpayer dollars. We reported on June 7 […]
DSF Stop program turns over building keys; foundation thinks items may have been wrongfully removed
MORGANTOWN – The Dunbar School Foundation Stop program has apparently ceased operation. DSF president Houston Richardson said early Friday that he learned Thursday evening that Stop would […]
