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COVID causes annex restrictions again

Long-term care facility, hospital deal with outbreaks KINGWOOD — As COVID-19 continues to roll over Preston County, new restrictions on government offices and the end of sign-ups for vaccines were announced. And on the front lines, the long-term care industry is dealing with the ...

AFT: Districts left out of decision

Union files FOIA regarding call for kids to return to classroom Gov. Jim Justice got some involved homework Monday afternoon from the American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia. The union has filed a Freedom of Information request related to his handling of COVID-19 in state ...

Emissions are down during COVID

Study shows 2.4B ton decrease as people stay home WVU Today  One silver lining to COVID-19 restrictions, based on a recent report, is a 2.4 billion-ton plummet in global carbon emissions. Yet worldwide carbon output remains astronomical — 34 billion tons — and experts project ...

The year in COVID reviewed

A look back at pivotal moments in the pandemic In March, just days after the 2020 legislative session ended, Gov. Jim Justice began his regular COVID-19 briefings, featuring his COVID response leadership team. Justice and his leadership team actually began talks and taking measures in ...

Noteworthy commission projects of 2020

Be it an individual, a family, a business, an agency, a city, county, state or nation, 2020 can essentially be summed up in eight characters, COVID-19.  And while that’s certainly true for Monongalia County, there was some other stuff that happened, too.  But we might as ...