KINGWOOD — Preston County students will keep their masks on through October. After that, it depends. The county’s Board of Education spent over an hour with two parents — Teri […]
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State talking about lessening COVID-19 restrictions; announcement could come Friday
Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday during his regular COVID-19 briefing that he expects to announce “ideas regarding lessening of restrictions” on both businesses and schools. “There are no red counties,” […]
No red counties: State sees dip in active COVID cases
Thirteen West Virginians died from COVID-19 during the weekend, including a 99-year-old male from Monongalia County, Gov. Jim Justice said Monday during a video press briefing. “This thing has been […]
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 […]
Campbell, Mon BOE discuss move to go remote
The only school buses you’ll see on the road in Monongalia County this morning will be the select ones driving to various locations in order to become WiFi stations on […]
Amid consternation over school sports, Justice and team decide to stick with county maps as pandemic worsens
MORGANTOWN — “The pandemic is accelerating,” COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh said Friday. In the midst of that, Gov. Jim Justice said Friday he and leadership team have to prioritize public […]
COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh talks testing, masks, maps and evolving strategy
MORGANTOWN — The Department of Health and Human Resources recently invited The Dominion Post to talk with COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh about the importance of widespread testing. From that kernel […]
WVEA files lawsuit against Gov. Justice
Association argues the COVID-19 maps lack validity by Olivia Murrayomurray@dominionpost.com The West Virginia Education Association (WVEA) and its members want teachers to teach in person, in the classrooms. But they […]
Governor urges more COVID testing, promises news of Mon bar closures
Gov. Jim Justice considers President Donald Trump a personal friend — and he isn’t shy about saying it on the record. On Wednesday, though, the governor broke away from the president […]
Justice proposes sanctions for teams that mutli-test to improve county test numbers; DHHR adds more info to county map
MORGANTOWN — Following several questions about whether some high school coaches are encouraging athletes and parents to get multiple COVID-19 tests to artificially improve their county numbers, Gov. Jim Justice […]
