Limitations on the sale of alcohol in Monongalia County were lifted Thursday by the health department. In early April the Monongalia County Health Department limited the sale […]
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Preston Board of Health approves budget
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Board of Health approved the department’s 2020-21 budget last week. The budget totals $474,215 and includes no money from the county commission, […]
Why we still need to wear masks, social distance
More cars are out on the roads. More stores are open. Life seems a little more normal. But things are definitely not back to normal. As of […]
Social distancing, masks, small group sizes, hand washing still important as businesses ramp up
While some businesses are starting to reopen as part of Gov. Jim Justice’s “Safer at Home” phase of his “Comeback” plan, small group sizes, wearing masks, maintaining […]
MCHD epidemiologist Dr. Diane Gross was on front lines of Ebola outbreak
Every morning for the past several weeks, Dr. Diane K. Gross helps kick off Monongalia County Health Department’s daily briefing by updating staff on the region’s number […]
Positive COVID-19 case confirmed at WVU Evansdale residence hall
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University was notified April 12 by the Monongalia County Health Department that a resident in one of its residence halls tested positive for coronavirus […]
Single coronavirus-related death in Preston County is not new
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Health Department said Thursday that the single death due to COVID-19 reported in its Wednesday totals is not new, but an update […]
Mon County Health Department busier than ever during outbreak
Lee Smith is a busy man these days. As Monongalia County’s chief medical officer and director of the Monongalia County Health Department, Smith is leading the county’s […]
Monongalia County QRT shows Kentucky contingent the ropes
MORGANTOWN — An effort to connect overdose victims with recovery and social services is approaching the one-year milestone and looking to pay it forward. The Monongalia County […]
