When March began in 2020, we were all going about our business as usual. Waiting for tables in crowded restaurants, attending concerts, sitting shoulder to shoulder in […]
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The year in COVID reviewed
A look back at pivotal moments in the pandemic In March, just days after the 2020 legislative session ended, Gov. Jim Justice began his regular COVID-19 briefings, […]
Harvard researcher criticizes West Virginia COVID map while CDC copies it
MORGANOTWN — A Harvard University professor has criticized West Virginia’s color-coded COVID map while the U.S. CDC has copied it. The two bits of news on Friday, […]
COVID-positive WVU students isolated at Arnold Apartments will count as 1 case for Mon County’s map status
MORGANTOWN — WVU students isolated in Arnold Apartments for COVID-19 will be counted as a single COVID case. The was the bottom line of lengthy discussion offered […]
COVID maps get new gold color and additional parameter; news on counting WVU infections expected Wednesday
MORGANTOWN — The color-coded County Alert System and School Alert System maps has a fifth color effective Tuesday: gold. Gov. Jim Justice introduced his idea to have […]
Justice proposes new gold color in county map, rethinking how WVU factors into Mon County COVID numbers
MORGANTOWN — A fifth color in the school re-entry map and a different way to factor WVU into Monongalia County were to among the topics of a […]
Schools in counties that turn orange will not have in-person classes under new order from Justice
West Virginia’s ongoing bad COVID-19 numbers sparked Gov. Jim Justice to change how the orange color code will affect schools statewide. He announced on Friday that starting […]
State COVID numbers get worse; Justice urges all to show their mettle
MORGANTOWN — It was all about the numbers Wednesday. West Virginia’s COVID numbers are turning steeply south and Gov. Jim Justice spent a good part of his […]
46 counties start school Tuesday, but not Mon; WVU cases counted in Mon’s red status, rejecting requests to exclude it
MORGANTOWN — After 179 days of closure, schools in 46 counties reopened on Tuesday, state Superintendent Clayton Burch announced during the day’s COVID-19 briefing from the Capitol. […]
Governor again orders bars closed
Two days after they were allowed to reopen, Gov. Jim Justice has again ordered bars in Morgantown and Monongalia County closed indefinitely – telling WVU students his […]
