A total of 30 students were sent home from Mountainvew Elementary School after two classmates tested positive for COVID, the district announced. Those students will quarantine for […]
Tag: COVID-19
Higher ed should mandate vaccines for fall semester
Last week, Washington State University became the first big public school in the state to announce it will require students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated against […]
Graduation dates, times set for Mon’s three public high schools
Everybody knew it was coming, and when it did, the only thing to do was laugh — or go all deadpan, as Emma Williams did. “This is […]
Monongalia County a hotspot for variants as vaccination rate plateaus
MORGANTOWN — For almost as long as there’s been COVID-19 in the United States, there’s been COVID fatigue, brought on by a heavy dose of life-altering precautionary […]
Justice team ready to vaccinate kids 12-15 when CDC gives the OK
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia is ready to start vaccinating 12- to 15-year-olds once the CDC approves it, Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday. When the OK comes down, […]
Quarantine Kitchen: Shrimp Cocktail
By Kate KraderAssociated Press This looks like a good year for fans of Cinco de Mayo. The May 5 holiday has traditionally been a profitable one for […]
Proms and the promise of a better year for Mon County Schools
Rented tuxedos and gowns just so. Corsages, the newly waxed car in the driveway for the cruise to the hall and the requisite cellphone snaps in front […]
Gov. Justice: ‘If we have to go door to door, we’ll go door to door’ with vaccine
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice elaborated a bit on Monday on his plan to make COVID vaccinations more accessible. They’ll take clinics to fixed sites and mobile […]
SBA accepting registration for Restaurant Revitalization Fund now
Registration for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) is now open at restaurants.sba.gov. If you are working with Square or Toast, you do not need to register. SBA is […]
Let’s keep teaching outdoors: Benefits of learning outside
by Claire Latané During the pandemic, schools across the country turned themselves inside out, holding classes outdoors to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. And now that […]
