The coronavirus stayed persistent in Monongalia County schools last week, with 58 students and five staffers testing positive. Another 84 students ended the week in quarantine, the district said. Two […]
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The phrase “grim milestone” has cropped up with such frequency in the last 20 months that it’s beginning to lose its meaning. Because West Virginia surpassed the grime milestone of […]
Dec. 12 letters to the editor
BBB Act means lower prescription drug costs I heard an ad on the radio that said that Sen. Manchin supports legislation that would allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, […]
Omicron is here. Discriminatory travel bans for southern Africa need to end
by April L. Raphiou While the world’s scientists are scrambling to unravel the inner workings of the omicron variant, not enough people are talking about the elephant in the room: […]
WVU will not conduct back-to-campus testing, scaling back vaccination efforts
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University will not conduct back-to-campus COVID-19 testing for the spring semester. Assistant Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Erin Newmeyer confirmed Friday that the university is scaling […]
Smith relinquishing administrative role within health dept.
“We have collectively built a public health machine,” Dr. Lee Smith said Thursday to open his final report as executive director of the Monongalia County Health Department. And now, more […]
Justice encourages boosters before winter surge
At Thursday’s press conference, Gov. Jim Justice and his COVID advisors continued to press West Virginians to get vaccinated, and specifically to get booster shots ahead of an expected winter […]
WVU announces plans for spring 2022 semester
WVU Today West Virginia University’s spring 2022 semester will begin Jan. 10, with many of the current COVID-19 campus health and safety protocols remaining in place as health officials monitor […]
‘I can say right now that every school in Monongalia County is safe’
MORGANTOWN — If you can’t do anything about the weather, Donna Talerico said, you can at least keep an eye on the winds of change. Talerico, the deputy superintendent of […]
Gov. Justice announces round five ‘Do it for BabyDog: Senior Center Edition’
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice continued to press home the importance of COVID vaccinations, especially booster shots, for all West Virginians during Tuesday’s press conference. The state marked another grim […]
