by John M. Crisp You don’t have to be a scientist to muster convincing arguments in favor of commonsense measures for combating COVID-19. COVID spreads through the […]
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State osteopathic association calls on Gov. Justice to issue immediate mask mandate
MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association has called on Gov. Jim Justice to immediately issue a statewide mask mandate. The WVOMA sent a letter to […]
Sen. Randy Smith seeks special session for legislation to prohibit COVID vaccine mandates
MORGANTOWN – State Sen. Randy Smith has asked Gov. Jim Justice to call a special session of the Legislature in order to pass a bill to prohibit […]
Here’s why COVID-19 is harder for people with autism
by Lauren Lindsey The COVID-19 pandemic has required the vast majority of us to wear masks. This has predictably become a major source of civic contention: You […]
COVID goes back to class with Mon last week: Positive cases, quarantines reported in several schools
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County students couldn’t sidestep the coronavirus in the main hallway for the return to classes last week. Twenty-four students across the district tested positive […]
Preston County Schools to mask up after contentious meeting
KINGWOOD — At an emotional and disorderly emergency meeting of the Preston County Board of Education Monday morning, board members voted 3-2 in favor of requiring masks […]
Justice and team push urgency of getting vaccinated to save lives, keep people out of hospitals
MORGANTOWN — With active COVID cases topping 16,000 on Monday, Gov. Jim Justice and his team continued pushing for people to get vaccinated. Joint Interagency Task Force […]
Team earns $2.9 million to monitor wastewater statewide for COVID-19
MORANTOWN — Just like the COVID-19 virus itself, the means of monitoring and testing for it in wastewater have evolved into a new beast more than a […]
‘As they’re being intubated, they still don’t believe it’
by Michael Ryan Our friends in health care have seen plenty to impale the heart in this COVID-19 pandemic, but nothing more tragic than this: the sight […]
Can deer get COVID? There are doubts
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Deer probably do not have COVID. TV and radio news reported that deer tested positive for COVID, but here is what that […]