MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice expressed frustration over federal bureaucratic delays in getting out vaccines boosters as West Virginia’s active cases passed 10,000 and breakthrough cases surge. […]
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Preston Commission discusses masks, gets update on Terra Alta bridge
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission discussed requesting people entering county buildings wear a mask because of the increase in the Delta variant of COVID-19, but took […]
WVU to temporarily reinstate mask requirement in classrooms, labs
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University is temporarily revising its masking guidelines. Beginning Aug. 18, and for the next 30 days, masks will be required for all those […]
WVU, CDC gain insight into students’ knowledge, attitudes regarding mask usage
WVU Today As West Virginia University kicks off a new academic year amid a recent spike in COVID-19 cases across the country, public health researchers at both […]
Aug. 15 letters to the editor
Familiar anti-immigrant talk reappearing My great-grandparents fled the oppression of Jewish people in Czarist Russia, arriving in the United States, some not entirely legally, between 1886 and […]
COVID numbers still climbing but Justice not ready to re-mask the state
MORGANTOWN — It’s not time for the whole state to re-mask yet, Gov. Jim Justice said again Friday. “I see no need to absolutely put out any […]
Breakthrough cases prove vaccines work
News outlets across the state reported West Virginia saw over 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 last weekend, most of them among unvaccinated individuals. From Monday to Wednesday, […]
Dr. Smith: ‘People let their guard down’
Newsroom@DominionPost.com COVID numbers are rising, and one health official says people need to do more to turn that around. COVID-19 testing conducted by Monongalia County Health Department […]
Preston BOE not requiring masks
Until a mask mandate is announced by state and/or federal officials, Superintendent of Schools Steve Wotring said students and teachers will not have to wear masks — […]
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 […]
