Lee Smith is a busy man these days. As Monongalia County’s chief medical officer and director of the Monongalia County Health Department, Smith is leading the county’s […]
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Mon County delegates begin video/phone COVID-19 updates
Monongalia County’s five delegates will begin hosting a series of weekly video and phone coronavirus updates beginning Sunday. Delegates Barbara Evans Fleischauer, Evan Hansen, Rodney Pyles, Danielle […]
School lunch program takes hit
District no longer able to make meals, lining up volunteers Gov. Jim Justice’s stay-at-home order Monday took a big bite out of Monongalia County Schools’ lunch delivery […]
Health system providers open up COVID-19 testing sites
Mon Health System and WVU Health System said Thursday they’re suspending all non-essential treatments at the hospitals to protect staff and patients and to ensure there are […]
3 new cases confirmed in WV: 2 in Tucker, 1 in Mon
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today confirmed three new cases of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the state, making the […]
First diagnosed COVID-19 case in Mon County confirmed
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County has its first diagnosed case of COVID-19, Dr. Lee B. Smith announced Thursday evening. “We knew it was just a matter of time […]
Mon County Schools provide meals for children at schools and by bus delivery
Despite the mandatory closure of West Virginia’s schools because of COVID-19, Monongalia County Schools is still providing meals for children at all 17 schools and by bus […]
BOE meets to discuss COVID-19 concerns
Awareness is contagious. At least that’s what the Monongalia County Board of Education is hoping, when it comes to the coronavirus. That’s because COVID-19 is now officially […]
Mon County Schools begins meal delivery, pick-up programs today
BOE will meet to discuss plans in wake of pandemic Well, if you have to have the shadow of a pandemic hanging over your school district … […]
Bloom won’t back down on ASF funding questions
“If the newspaper wants to know if I intend to apologize. No. I’m not going to apologize for wanting to know how all this money was spent.” […]






