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WIC Kitchen: Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash

Try quinoa stuffed acorn squash for a cozy autumn comfort recipe By Natalie MeriwetherMCHD WIC It’s officially the heart of the fall, and we know everyone is excited for pumpkin patches and Halloween. Here in the WIC Kitchen, the most exciting part of the season is new comfort ...

A crash course in stopping for pedestrians

On my way to work earlier this week, I obeyed traffic laws and stopped for a pedestrian — who appeared to be a WVU student. She had activated the crosswalk lights at the intersection of Falling Run and University Avenue and watched as cars continued to zip by her. Only after I stopped ...

MCHD’S Dr. Lee B. Smith Travels to Chernobyl 

Augmenting radiation training,  skills intended to help  Mon Co. Newsroom@DominionPost.com  Dr. Lee B. Smith spent five days in late June, dosimeter in hand, measuring radiation levels inside the former Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine and the surrounding area, known as ...

WVU to extend indoor mask requirement through Oct. 20

WVU Today West Virginia University will extend requirements for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a mask indoors in all WVU System buildings and facilities through Oct. 20, when public health conditions will be reevaluated. The announcement is an extension of ...

COVID-19 booster shot available for high-risk, elderly individuals

MORGANTOWN — COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are available to select populations across the United States, and several locations in the Morgantown and surrounding area are available to distribute it to those eligible. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the ...