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Postcast 78 – July 2, 2021
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Mon Commission blocks MCHD cannabis dispensary regulations
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission Wednesday voted unanimously to disapprove the medical cannabis dispensary regulations passed May 27 by the county’s board of health. The vote […]
Board of health makes its case for local cannabis regulations
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Health Department and the county’s board of health are not opposed to medical cannabis. The arrival of medical cannabis in the county […]
Commission to explore whether it can act on medical cannabis regulations
MORGANTOWN — Senate Bill 12, which gives local elected officials oversight of decisions made by their county health departments, was passed on March 4, 2021, and went […]
WIC Kitchen: Summer Picnic
WIC Kitchen is a monthly feature provided by Monongalia County Heath Department WIC staff that highlights healthy recipes made with ingredients approved through the Special Supplemental Nutrition […]
Time to catch up on checkups and screenings
There is so much going on in June. It heralds the arrival of summer, with swimming, grilling out and traveling on many people’s agendas. It’s also the […]
Smith: State vaccine lottery money better spent on public health
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Health Officer Lee Smith recently offered his opinion on Ohio giving away $1 million in a vaccination incentive lottery. “That is just nails […]
Board of Health approves local regulations for cannabis dispensaries
MORGANTOWN — More weed shops than Sheetz. More marijuana merchants than McDonald’s. Monongalia County Board of Health Chairman Sam Chico offered some perspective Thursday as the board […]
Make a Pfizer vaccine appointment for 12-15-year-olds at Vaccine.WVUMedicine.org
MORGANTOWN — Parents and guardians of children ages 12 to 15 are encouraged to make an appointment for a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine following the U.S. Food & […]