Breaking News

TAG: Monongalia County Health Department

Feral cat colony euthanized following rabies case

MORGANTOWN — A colony of feral cats around Distributor Drive, off Green Bag Road, has been eliminated after one of the animals was confirmed positive for rabies by the West Virginia Office of Laboratory Services earlier this month.  Todd Powroznik, Monongalia County Health ...

Smile Express II: MCHD gets $500,000 for new mobile dental clinic

MORGANTOWN — “This is a big one,” Monongalia County Health Department Executive Director Anthony DeFelice announced during Thursday's board of health meeting. “We just signed an agreement with Aetna. They’re going to fund $500,000 for a new mobile clinic and equipment. That’s ...

MCHD revamping food service inspection process

MORGANTOWN — If the purpose of the inspection is to prevent food-borne illness, the focus of the inspection should be on the handling and preparation of food.   That, in a nutshell, sums up the new risk-based inspection system for food service establishments being implemented by the ...