KINGWOOD – Two Preston County ambulance squads said they had difficulty finding personal protective equipment (PPE) needed for their crews until the Preston County Office of Emergency Management stepped in […]
Health and Sciences
Mon Health System and Marion County Health Department offer Fairmont location for COVID-19 testing
Mon Health System, in collaboration with the Marion County Health Department, Fairmont State University and the Marion County Chamber of Commerce, is establishing a new testing location for pre-screened, pre-registered […]
Justice announces COVID-19 outbreak in Eastern Panhandle, details still unfolding
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced on Friday a coronavirus outbreak in the Eastern Panhandle. Word of the outbreak came at about 11:30, officials at the daily press briefing said, […]
Chalk the Walk to thank health care workers
The community had a chance Thursday evening to say thanks to those working through the coronavirus pandemic at WVU Medicine. The Friends of WVU Hospitals Board set up a Chalk […]
Virtual dental appointments
Pineview Dental Care, in Morgantown, has recently launched an online tool that will allow customers to have virtual dental consultation, from the safety of their own homes and without having […]
Justice, schools Superintendent Burch hopeful schools will re-open
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice offered no new coronavirus-related announcements during his Thursday press briefing, but did join with Superintendent of Schools Clayton Burch to deny a bipartisan request from […]
Mon County delegates to begin weekly COVID-19 updates via video, phone
MORGANTOWN – Monongalia County’s five delegate will begin hosting a series of weekly video and phone coronavirus updates beginning Sunday. Delegates Barbara Evans Fleischauer, Evan Hansen, Rodney Pyles, Danielle Walker, […]
Legislative leaders urge governor to close schools for the rest of the school year
MORGANTOWN — State legislative leaders of both parties have called on Gov. Jim Justice to close schools through the rest of the year as a coronavirus precaution. Justice earlier this […]
2nd coronavirus death in state
Jackson County Health Department confirmed Wednesday evening the state’s second coronavirus-related death. It was the first such death in that county. The patient had several underlying health issues and died […]
Some CARES Act highlights: Those $1,200 checks and more
MORGANTOWN – U.S. Senate staff this week offered a briefing and handouts on some of the details of the recently passed coronavirus stimulus and relief bill, called the CARES Act. […]
