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Lawyers argue constitutionality of Gov. closure orders

WHEELING — A federal judge in Wheeling will decide within a week if Gov. Jim Justice’s executive orders that forced Monongalia County bars to close and continue to restrict their operation are constitutional. The hearing was part of the ongoing lawsuit filed by a dozen Monongalia ...

Preston could be yellow on state COVID map by the weekend

KINGWOOD — Preston County could be going from green to yellow on the state’s COVID-19 map by the end of the week. County Health Department Director V.J. Davis said the county had four new COVID-19 cases Saturday and Sunday, three Monday and one Tuesday morning. “We’re ...

Council approves trick-or-treating

BY GABRIELLA BROWNNewsroom@DominionPost.com Trick-or-treating in Westover was approved Monday night by the Westover City Council, with five council members voting in favor of allowing it. Edie Viola, councilmember-at-large, suggested residents can choose to leave their lights on or off, ...

A Box of Relief

Newsroom@DominionPost.com  The Community Education Group has begun distribution of 2,000 COVID-19 relief kits in West Virginia through 18 distribution partners through free and community clinics to low-income, uninsured or underinsured individuals. CEG’s staff, along with Milan ...

Mason Dixon student tests positive for COVID

Mason Dixon Elementary School conducted its learning online Monday after a student tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend.Monongalia Schools Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. said the district made the decision to close and disinfect the school — pending other test results from a ...

Enter If you Dare

Fright Farm adjusts to virus regulations with new scares By Jana Mackin Newsroom@DominionPost.com  SMITHFIELD,  Pa. — Abandon all hope ye who board the Fright Farm Hayride of No Return; A one-way ticket into a 155-acre horror show that ranks among the area’s premier ...