MORGANTOWN — For the first time in more than a year, Quantum Bean Coffee began feeling safe enough to welcome in maskless customers. However, it didn’t take long for that […]
Tag: COVID-19
Health care workers protest vaccination mandates
MORGANTOWN—Dozens of protestors lined Patteson Drive Saturday in response to the growing number of health care systems announcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employees. Vaccination mandates throughout the health care field […]
W.Va. schools superintendent redefines ‘I Got Vaxxed’ campaign
West Virginia Schools Superintendent Clayton Burch gave a statewide homework assignment Friday – and all it entails is the rolling-up of one’s sleeve. Burch, who appeared at Gov. Jim Justice’s […]
As Delta cases and deaths mount, Marsh warns we are getting callous and don’t understand the impact
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice and his team again pleaded with people to get vaccinated. Justice also again expressed his reluctance to mandate masks. “I am not an advocate of […]
Superintendent: Preston Schools off to good start, despite rising COVID
MORGANTOWN — The roughly 4,000 students in Preston County began their return to school Wednesday with a staggered start. Superintendent of Preston County Schools Stephen Wotring said, “We have had […]
Babydog already did it, so we may as well just do it
While we’ve been watching COVID case numbers climb and monitoring the situation in Afghanistan, Babydog has been busy. In case you missed it, Gov. Jim Justice announced his English bulldog’s […]
Music festival coming to Preston County; health dept. admin says timing ‘probably not the best’
KINGWOOD — Almost 10,000 people are expected to attend a music festival at Marvin’s Mountaintop in Masontown on Sept. 16-18. The Preston County Commission voted in favor of granting the […]
Morgantown, MUB, Mountain Line weigh in on mandates
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Communications Director Andrew Stacy said Thursday there is no plan to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for city employees. That doesn’t necessarily mean one isn’t coming. Stacy went on to […]
Bring on the vaccine mandates
On Monday, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine received full FDA approval, making it the first of the vaccines to be cleared beyond emergency use. And with that approval came a slew […]
Quarantines should be lower in Mon schools this year, Campbell says
One down. Monongalia County schools went into Day 2 of the of the new academic year Wednesday with only “a few tweaks” related to bus runs, Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. […]
