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		<title>After years of negotiation, county taking offers on MCHD property</title>
		<link>https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/04/22/after-years-of-negotiation-county-taking-offers-on-mchd-property/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – For years, WVU Hospitals has coveted the county-owned properties sitting in the heart of its Morgantown campus that are home to the Monongalia County Health Department. Now, at [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/04/22/after-years-of-negotiation-county-taking-offers-on-mchd-property/">After years of negotiation, county taking offers on MCHD property</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Grant delays bring health department account to &#8216;a point of concern&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/03/27/grant-delays-bring-health-department-account-to-a-point-of-concern/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – Leadership with the Monongalia County Health Department was breathing a little easier Friday morning after receiving a “substantial deposit” of funds from the state. And none too soon. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/03/27/grant-delays-bring-health-department-account-to-a-point-of-concern/">Grant delays bring health department account to &#8216;a point of concern&#8217;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Board of Health: No smoking ban exceptions for cigar lounges</title>
		<link>https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/03/26/board-of-health-no-smoking-ban-exceptions-for-cigar-lounges/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Board of Health on Thursday voted against initiating a process through which exceptions in the county’s indoor smoking ban could be made for cigar lounges. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/03/26/board-of-health-no-smoking-ban-exceptions-for-cigar-lounges/">Board of Health: No smoking ban exceptions for cigar lounges</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>MCHD striving to be state&#8217;s third accredited health department</title>
		<link>https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/12/04/mchd-striving-to-be-states-third-accredited-health-department/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – “This is the journey we’re on,” Monongalia County Health Department Executive Director Anthony DeFelice said of MCHD’s sustained effort to achieve accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/12/04/mchd-striving-to-be-states-third-accredited-health-department/">MCHD striving to be state&#8217;s third accredited health department</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Funding uncertainty has MCHD in &#8216;difficult financial straits&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/06/02/funding-uncertainty-has-mchd-in-dangerous-financial-straits/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN &#8212; In the best of times, annual budgets are uncertain. They’re well-educated guesses – estimates, if you prefer the term. You look at what you expect to get, weigh [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/06/02/funding-uncertainty-has-mchd-in-dangerous-financial-straits/">Funding uncertainty has MCHD in &#8216;difficult financial straits&#8217;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Health department sees first direct impact of federal funding upheaval</title>
		<link>https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/03/28/health-department-sees-first-direct-impact-of-federal-funding-upheaval/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brian Huggins]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN &#8212; Monongalia County Health Department Chief Financial Officer Devan Smith was prepared to come into Thursday morning’s board of health meeting and report MCHD was so-far unscathed by the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/03/28/health-department-sees-first-direct-impact-of-federal-funding-upheaval/">Health department sees first direct impact of federal funding upheaval</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>MCHD watching federal, state funding closely</title>
		<link>https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/02/06/mchd-watching-federal-state-funding-closely/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Conley/ The Dominion Post]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 21:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN &#8212; Over the course of about 12 days in January, the Monongalia County Health Department followed along as news out of Charleston, then Washington, cast uncertainty on two of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/02/06/mchd-watching-federal-state-funding-closely/">MCHD watching federal, state funding closely</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>School vaccination mandate could threaten state&#8217;s top marks</title>
		<link>https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/02/01/school-vaccination-mandate-could-threaten-states-top-marks/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Conley/ The Dominion Post]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN &#8212; According to Monongalia County Health Officer Dr. Brian Huggins, West Virginia is one of very few states &#8211; regardless of political leanings &#8211; that hasn’t seen a significant [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/02/01/school-vaccination-mandate-could-threaten-states-top-marks/">School vaccination mandate could threaten state&#8217;s top marks</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>MCHD looking at facilities &#8216;for the next 50 years&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/07/27/mchd-looking-at-facilities-for-the-next-50-years/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Conley/ The Dominion Post]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 23:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anthony DeFelice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Devan Smith]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN &#8212; The Monongalia County Health Department has spent 50 years growing into and beyond its two-story brick home at 453 Van Voorhis Road.&#160; The end of that run is [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/07/27/mchd-looking-at-facilities-for-the-next-50-years/">MCHD looking at facilities &#8216;for the next 50 years&#8217;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>MCHD&#8217;s Huggins: Rise of Lyme disease warrants greater response</title>
		<link>https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/07/25/mchds-huggins-rise-of-lyme-disease-warrants-greater-response/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Conley/ The Dominion Post]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN — “Just looking at the graph, it’s pretty shocking. We’ve been saying all along that if COVID never came around, we’d be focused on Lyme disease. New cases are [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/07/25/mchds-huggins-rise-of-lyme-disease-warrants-greater-response/">MCHD&#8217;s Huggins: Rise of Lyme disease warrants greater response</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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