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MCHD cutting ties with WV Division of Personnel

MORGANTOWN – When it comes to the recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals, the Monongalia County Health Department is caught between a rock and a hard place. Their names are WVU Medicine and Vandalia Health. The two largest healthcare systems in West Virginia also happen to ...

MCHD discusses posted letter grades for restaurant inspections

MORGANTOWN – Today, if you want to know how your favorite restaurants perform during inspections conducted by sanitarians with the Monongalia County Health Department, you can find out via a link on the health department’s website. County Health Officer Dr. Brian Huggins would like that ...

Naloxone kits in demand on Save a Life Day

Two separate overdose-related deaths at Ole Miss on Monday might have fueled interest in the Monongalia County Quick Response Team’s Save a Life Day on Thursday, as WVU students scooped up free two-dose kits of naloxone faster than anticipated. Jacob Workman of Monongalia County Health ...

UPDATED: Missing teen located

MORGANTOWN - The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office announced that 15-year-old Tristan Sine, who was reported missing Wednesday morning, has been located and is unharmed. The office extends sincere gratitude to everyone who responded to the post, shared the alert, and provided information ...

Mon Commission approves additional support for East End Village development

MORGANTOWN – At the request of the Monongalia County Development Authority, the Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved an additional $150,000 in support of the East End Village development project. Further, the commission agreed to defer a $50,000 payment from the MCDA that was ...