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Sundale slowly recovering from spread of COVID-19

Life is slowly returning to normal for Dr. Carl Shrader, the medical director of Sundale Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care, as well as its residents and staff. For almost three months, Shrader, who is also a WVU Medicine physician, was consumed with trying to figure out how COVID-19 works ...

MCHD administers 1,000 free COVID-19 tests; all results negative

The results are in with good news: Of the 1,000 free COVID-19 tests administered last weekend by Monongalia County Health Department and the West Virginia National Guard all came back negative.“We are happy that a variety of individuals came out for free testing and we are happy to report this outcome,” said Dr. Lee B. Smith, MCHD executive director and county health officer.The testing, which took place at the Big Lots parking lot on May 22 and Mountainview Elementary and the WVU Coliseum on May 23, was done in accordance with an order from Gov. Jim Justice to provide free COVID-19 ...

Davis College employees work through pandemic shutdown

Although research efforts at West Virginia University came to a halt in response to the coronavirus crisis, agriculture doesn’t stop in the face of a pandemic. And, neither have essential employees in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design. With plants, animals ...

City sued by real estate company for destroying property

A real estate company is suing the City of Morgantown for destroying some of its property while installing a new drainage system in an alleyway between Beverly and Grant avenues.The suit was filed by Roman Realty LLC and requests the court order Morgantown to start eminent domain proceedings to determine the value of the damages and then compensate the company for them. It also seeks attorney’s fees.Morgantown is aware of the lawsuit but does not wish to comment on pending litigation, Communications Director Andrew Stacy said.The suit claims the city never got any kind of permission ...

Postcast 21 – May 29, 2020

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Work continues on intersection in Sabraton

Traffic backs up on Earl L. Core Road as reconstruction work continues on the roadway’s intersection with Green Bag Road. The West Virginia Division of Highways advised that the traffic delays are to be expected throughout the project to improve the intersection, which does not yet have a ...