Justice celebrates $1.347 million in fairs and festival grants with fair and festival leaders
MORGANTOWN -- Gov. Jim Justice revisited on Thursday his plan to spread $1,347,000 from his Governor's Contingency Fund among the...
MEC postpones fall sports to spring, delays start of winter sports
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -- The Mountain East Conference Board of Directors announced Thursday several decisions, including the postponement of fall sports...
University announces daily wellness surveys
Less than two weeks before students return to Morgantown, West Virginia University officials announced further plans to keep the student...
Mylan, Sesame Street team to offer families COVID-19 coping resources
Mylan N.V. And Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, announced a new effort to help children and families cope...
WVSSAC, state officials working on color-coded system to determine fall sports playability
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Education met Wednesday, bringing in WVSSAC Executive Director Bernie Dolan to discuss...
Justice extends Mon bar closure another 7 days; suspends nursing home visitation as outbreaks grow
MORGANTOWN -- Gov. Jim Justice extended the Monongalia County bar closure another seven days, through Aug. 20. Under the current...
Quarantine Kitchen: Uber Udon
Feel good comfort food made easy at home after a long day Food@DominionPost.com In The Dominion Post’s ongoing Wednesday feature,...
Fair canceled; livestock auction goes virtual
The 2020 Monongalia County Fair has been canceled, but the youth livestock auction continues — albeit virtually. The auction, sponsored...
MUB’s Ball expects monthly costs to hover in the ‘low tens-of-thousands’
Morgantown Utility Board General Manager Tim Ball said MUB has thus far received $229,000 in coronavirus aid relief through the...
Families equally divided on school in fall
MORGANTOWN -- Monongalia County Board of Education members found out Tuesday night that pandemic math can be pretty absolute. That...
Protect Preston is a pledge to fight the virus
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Health Department is launching a campaign to protect Preston from COVID-19. Health Department Director VJ....
Gov. sets Sept. 1 as decision deadline
Still hopes to get kids across state back in classrooms It was a primer on how pandemics work in West...
67 positive COVID tests, more than 11K negative
WVU Today A week after launching its public dashboard to track and compile COVID-19 information collected during testing across the...
Preston Schools revamps virtual learning plan
KINGWOOD — Preston County Schools has revamped its virtual schools plan. All virtual students will now be assigned to a...
30 nursing homes across state see COVID outbreaks; visitation ban, testing, other measures in talks
MORGANTOWN -- Most involve just one or two people, and they're trying to keep the outbreaks contained, he said. They're...
Neal Brown: If WVU’s season is canceled, contingency plans need to be in place
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The dominoes are beginning to fall for the future of the college football season at the Power...
New River Gorge National River increases access and service
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state and local public health authorities,...
COLUMN: COVID-19’s impact on Africa and its wildlife
COMMENTARY COVID-19 is creating the worst imaginable conservation crisis in Africa. Things are deteriorating rapidly, and given the growing number...
COVID-19 affects food needs
Many seek out locally sourced foods as coronavirus spikes By ALDONA BIRD Newsroom@DominionPost.com MASONTOWN — As COVID-19 cases spiked across...
Bartlett House faces challenges during pandemic
Director: We could see people who have never been homeless before As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is closing in on...
BOE releases back-to-school survey questioning return plans
With a tenure on the Monongalia County Board of Education approaching 25 years, Nancy Walker, it can be said, has...
Clay Marsh, Rob Alsop, discuss risks, benefits of WVU reopening
MORGANTOWN -- WVU is on the verge of reopening for the fall. Thousands of students will soon pour into Morgantown,...
No Place like the Workspace
WVU Today There’s no place like home, but because of COVID-19, many people are learning there’s no place like the...
Justice calls union complaints about school plans political stunt; says schools will be safest places around
MORGANTOWN -- Beyond the daily discussion of COVID-19 numbers and virus migration from the south, much of Gov. Jim Justice's...
Education leaders unhappy with governor ’s back-to-school plan
The leaders of two state education unions gave Gov. Jim Justice failing marks in pandemic performance Thursday afternoon. Fred Albert and Joe...
Postcast 31 – August 7, 2020
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Manchin, Capito, share thoughts on HEALS Act as negotiations inch along
MORGANTOWN -- Congressional talks on the next and possibly final COVID-19 relief bill, the $1 trillion HEALS Act, continue their...
Mylan second quarter earnings dip; COVID-19 expected to affect sales through the rest of 2020
MORGANTOWN -- Mylan saw its second quarter 2020 revenue fall 4% compared to the same period last year. North American...
COLUMN: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s comments could be another mark against West Virginia fall sports
COMMENTARY Weeks ago, Virginia pulled the plug on its fall seasons, adding to the list of states that will forego...
Color-coded system to have an impact on school-related events
Gov. Jim Justice used some Friday night lights to illuminate his COVID-19 briefing Wednesday afternoon. That is, he said, green...