A look back at the 1918 flu pandemic

April 18, 2020

The 2019 annual of Proceedings and Papers, the Monongalia Historical Society journal that features Jessica Eichlin’s paper on the 1918 flu pandemic in Morgantown, is available for sale.Cost is $7 by mail or $5 if picked up, personally.Orders may be placed by calling 304-594-2290, or by sending a check to the Monongalia Historical Society, P.O. Box 127, Morgantown, WV 26507-0127.The 63-page, illustrated publication also features works by Eichlin’s fellow WVU students Elizabeth Satterfield and Andrew T. Linderman, and Rebecca Snyder Bromley, a retired judge in Colorado whose family in ...

How long will it take for small businesses to recover from pandemic?

April 18, 2020

Even though the federal Small Business Association is providing small business loans totaling more than $1 billion to 5,200 small businesses in West Virginia, it will still take time to recover economically from the pandemic, a West Virginia University professor said.“But, the question is how long will it take for the money to get to the businesses?” said Heather Stephens, assistant professor of resource economics and management in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design. “And as of April 15, the fund was out of money. So, how many businesses who need money ...

Monongalia County Unsheltered Task force, Motel 6 help homeless

April 18, 2020

Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom said the Monongalia County Unsheltered Task Force — formed to assist the area’s homeless through the COVID-19 crisis — has placed33 people in 18 rooms at the Motel 6, in Star City.Bloom said the task force may potentially secure additional rooms if needed.At present, however, Rachael Coen, program coordinator for the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness, said things are holding steady. She said the plan is to keep two of the 20 rooms open in case someone is discharged from a hospital and needs shelter or someone develops symptoms and ...

1918 Spanish Flu and its impact on Morgantown

April 18, 2020

History doesn’t repeat itself, Mark Twain supposedly said, but it often rhymes. Jessica Eichlin gave a little laugh last week as she tried to conjure the exact wording of the above quote often attributed to the American humorist who was an oracle to the human condition. “I’m ...

Postcast 15 – April 17, 2020

April 17, 2020

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Groups virtually talk renovations, new buildings

April 16, 2020

Could a new high school solely devoted to STEM and career technical education pursuits make the grade in Monongalia County? That’s what the district would like to know … from you. Teachers, administrators and parents have been meeting over the past several weeks to work out the update of the district’s Comprehensive Education Facilities Plan, which comes due in June.Known as the CEFP, the document is a 10-year series of goals and proposed benchmarks to see the district through 2030. Call it an infrastructure owner’s manual.The CEFP projects out for classroom renovations ...