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No mask mandates for schools, colleges and universities at this time

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice and state health officials said Tuesday they see nothing to warrant imposing statewide mask mandates on West Virginia’s K-12 schools or colleges and universities even with the risk of the Delta COVID-19 variant. “As of this moment in time right now, I don’t see any reason to move forward or change course from where we are,” Justice said Tuesday afternoon during his COVID-19 briefing at the State Capitol Building. “I think we’ve made phenomenal progress and it is an individual choice at this point and time.” This week, the American Academy ...

Ghost Stories: Child in the night

By Mr. Delaney Years ago my wife and I traveled to visit her parents in her old hometown. Her cousin, who was a Mary Knoll missionary, was out of town some time for months at a time. So she graciously offered her empty house for us to stay in rather than spend money on a hotel room. We gratefully accepted. On arrival, we went directly to my wife’s parents home. We stayed later than we planned and it was dark by the time we headed off to cousin Judy’s house. Her house is located in a pleasant residential neighborhood, but sits back from the street and is surrounded by tall trees. ...

Ghost Stories: The Mothman is W.Va.’s winged wonder

By Sherri Brake Most observers describe the Mothman as a man-sized creature with large reflective red eyes and large wings. What is he? Where is he? Are people still seeing this odd creature flying about? The odd events connected to the Mothman began on November 12, 1966 near Clendenin, ...

Ghost Stories: The Ghost of Lucy Pierpont

By Susan Sheppard In the upper historical district of Parkersburg, there is an older home next to Riverview Cemetery where a persistent ghost made her presence known in a dream. One reason behind ghosts appearing is they have unfinished business or they leave the world before something they felt strongly about is resolved. A young couple had been living in the home for a few years and did not experience any activity until the wife began to have strange dreams. Her dreams involved a woman who said her last name was “Pierpont.” But that wasn’t all. An innocent action seemed to ...

Ghost Stories: Civil War ghosts on Quincy Hill in Parkersburg

By Susan Sheppard Quincy Hill is not only the highest elevation in Parkersburg, it is also one of the most haunted areas of the city. The alleged reason behind the hauntings stems from Quincy Hill’s importance to western Virginia during the Civil War. Quincy Hill was a Civil War overlook where Union soldiers kept watch over not only the Ohio River but parts of the B&O railroad which could be seen from the hill. This area of the city also had one of five Civil War hospitals in Parkersburg. But the hospital on Quincy Hill differed from the others. It had no building but was a tent ...

Ghost Stories: Dead Man’s Curve

By Rose Ann Venham The night was damp and dreary. It had been raining hard off and on all day. Deputy Sheriff Mac was sitting along the side of the road in his patrol car doing paperwork to the sound of the windshield wipers and the defroster, trying to keep the windshield clear in case he had to pull out quickly. Earlier he had pulled over a young mother with a new baby for having both tail lights out. She started crying and said she knew about it, but there was a problem with the wiring and she didn’t have the money to get it fixed. Officer Mac didn’t give her a ticket, ...

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