Public Sunday Masses are scheduled to resume the weekend of May 23-24, and the Most Rev. Mark Brennan, bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, released directives for that to happen […]
Tag: COVID-19
Second W.Va. Corrections employee positive for COVID-19
CHARLESTON — A part-time employee at the Huttonsville Correctional Center has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting additional precautions at that facility. The individual, who is quarantined at home in good […]
Filling the Giver’s Hand
YCF awards almost $26K to assist nonprofits during COVID-19 Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia Inc. awarded 11 more grants totaling $25,870 to assist nonprofits in addressing the immediate […]
Small business owners face challenges reopening
Since mid-March, Kim Wherley, owner of the two Lion in the Sun Tanning Salon locations in Fairmont, has worried whether she could keep the lights on at her businesses. It […]
Malls, bars, park lodges, zoos and spas among those on new reopening list
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced a new list of planned reopenings during his Monday COVID-19 press briefing. Indoor malls will be included among the businesses reopening on Thursday. Guidance […]
Heinz History Center to host Scottish genealogy workshop
While its doors remain temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Smithsonian-affiliated Senator John Heinz History Center and its Detre Library & Archives will host virtual genealogy workshops. On […]
City of Fairmont begins to reopen today
The City of Fairmont has considered safe measures and precautions to begin to open administrative offices to the public. City offices on the third floor of the J. Harper Meredith […]
Preston Board of Health approves budget
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Board of Health approved the department’s 2020-21 budget last week. The budget totals $474,215 and includes no money from the county commission, but does have […]
Keep walking, even after COVID-19 closures ease
Since Gov. Jim Justice ordered most businesses to close as part of his COVID-19 response, a lot more people are taking walks — and that has its benefits. Walking is […]
Mon County Health Department resuming some services
Clinical Services at Monongalia County Health Department is open for preventive service appointments. “The health department staff is at a place where we can resume some of our normal services […]
