CHARLESTON — The COVID-19 virus is going to get worse before it gets better with cold weather coming, the governor of West Virginia warned Monday. People are going to be inside more, according to Gov. Jim Justice at his Labor Day morning online pandemic briefing. “I personally believe ...
From Staff Reports CHARLESTON — Twenty-four more people including residents from Roane and Doddridge counties were among the deaths from the virus reported Monday morning by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The Labor Day pandemic report also said active cases ...
Blennerhassett Middle School will reopen on Tuesday when all schools return to session, Wood County Schools announced. The school was temporarily closed Friday due to a surge in COVID-19 cases among students. Schools were closed Monday for Labor Day. Contact tracing and deep-cleaning of the ...
CHARLESTON — Climbing COVID-19 infections are prompting a change in the way West Virginia health officials conduct contact tracing, the state’s public health commissioner said Friday. “West Virginia is experiencing high rates of community COVID transmissions and as a result it is putting ...
BELPRE — As COVID-19 cases continue to rise locally, more school districts are imposing mask mandates. Belpre City Schools Superintendent Jeff Greenley announced the decision in a message posted on the district’s Facebook page Friday afternoon. He cited a 30 percent increase in the ...
PARKERSBURG — West Virginia University at Parkersburg will shift much of its instruction fully online starting Tuesday in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. The decision comes as Wood County climbs toward 900 active cases of the virus and most area counties are classified as red, ...