MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice issued an executive order Thursday afternoon directing the Department of Commerce and WorkForce West Virginia to provide unemployment benefits to workers affected by COVID-19 to […]
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Marquee on hiatus as venues shut down amid pandemic
MORGANTOWN — You may be wondering why there’s no Marquee page this week. Or, more than likely, you’re not. Even before Gov. Jim Justice declared bars, restaurants and casinos must […]
Mon Health System hospitals, facilities suspends non-essential treatments
MORGANTOWN – Mon Health System Hospitals and facilities, including Grafton City Hospital, has suspended all non-essential treatments in order to safeguard its patients and staff and support a community response […]
Atlantic Broadband closes counter service, details options
As of today, March 18 Atlantic Broadband has closed its front-counter service locations. In light of ongoing developments related to COVID-19, the company is working hard to make sure customers […]
Patrons not allowed in Kingwood Public Library
KINGWOOD — The Kingwood Public Library will no longer allow patrons inside, as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. Patrons can call, email or Facebook message and request […]
Portrait of an American city at the dawn of a pandemic
On Friday, James Coen is folding and unfolding, arranging and rearranging the piles of colorful St. Patrick’s Day T-shirts he has displayed on folding tables outside one of the three […]
Criminal courts can’t pause
It’s good news that the Supreme Court has suspended oral arguments indefinitely. If nothing else, it helps keep Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg safe. Spry but still a cancer survivor, she […]
Bloom articulates specific grievance against ASF, finally
We’d like to interrupt the continuous coverage of coronavirus to take Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom up on his offer to write an editorial about his comments regarding the Appalachian […]
Bad news, bears? WVDNR’s proposal has Preston County hunters in fits
KINGWOOD, W.Va. – It’s a stressful time right now amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Places are closing every day because of the virus, however there’s always the escape to the outdoors […]
How social distancing works and what it means for you
NEW YORK — Can my kids go on a play date? Is it OK if I visit the gym? In this time of coronavirus, once-easy questions have suddenly become complex. […]
