Hopeful meeting will result in help for plant closure Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom said he’s hopeful recent meetings regarding the impending closure of the Chestnut Ridge Road Viatris plant […]
Tag: EMS
160 doses of vaccine arrive to MCHD
130 of those were distributed to EMS Monongalia County Health Department got an early Christmas gift Tuesday — 160 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. It was a hectic day […]
Commission approves proposal for new communications tower
The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved a $561,655.50 proposal from Premier Construction Group for the purchase and construction of a new communications tower. The 340-foot freestanding tower will replace […]
Emergency communications tower failing, replacement to exceed $1 million
MORGANTOWN — A communications tower that allows first responders to service parts of Monongalia and Marion counties must come down — soon. Jimmy Smith, who heads MECCA 911 and the […]
Mountaineer Ambulances unable to cover area
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission voted unanimously to temporarily assign KAMP Ambulance to cover Mountaineer Ambulances service area for three months. The decision was made during a special session […]
Postcast 40 – October 9, 2020
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EMS across West Virginia face challenges
KINGWOOD — In the last decade, more than 70 ambulance services have closed across the state, according to the State Office of EMS. Chris Hall, executive director of the West […]
EMS director to work with VFDs on state compliance
Concerns crop up after rescinded memo issued last weekend A now rescinded memo from the West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services sowed a bit of chaos in the fire […]
