MORGANTOWN — If you’re headed to a county facility, bring a mask. The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday reinstated its mandatory mask policy as COVID-19, now in […]
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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 […]
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 […]
As Delta cases and deaths mount, Marsh warns we are getting callous and don’t understand the impact
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice and his team again pleaded with people to get vaccinated. Justice also again expressed his reluctance to mandate masks. “I am not […]
Justice: Not quite ready for a mask mandate but creeping closer
MORGANTOWN — The COVID numbers keep climbing, and mandates are creeping closer, but Gov. Justice and his team are still clinging to hope that the holdouts will […]
Masks debated at Mon BOE meeting
Tuesday was the first day of school in Monongalia County. Students who dutifully reported did so with their mouths breaking into grins. Or, set into trepidation. The […]
Mon Schools: Masks will be required indoors this year
Students in all grades in Monongalia County schools will be required to wear a mask while indoors this year – even if they are fully vaccinated. Masks […]
Are you willing to risk your children now, anti-maskers?
It’s an alarming story out of Louisiana: COVID-19, which was previously considered a mild threat to children, might be more dangerous than we thought. Children in Louisiana […]
State sees more than 1,000 new COVID cases over the weekend
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s active COVID cases soared over the weekend, climbing from 3,372 Friday to 4,010 Monday morning. That figure doesn’t tell the whole story because […]
