Monongalia County is in the red. COVID-19 numbers continue to climb. Schools have gone online and sports, outside of WVU, have been sidelined. People are frustrated. In response, members of […]
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State COVID numbers get worse; Justice urges all to show their mettle
MORGANTOWN — It was all about the numbers Wednesday. West Virginia’s COVID numbers are turning steeply south and Gov. Jim Justice spent a good part of his briefing in coach […]
Digital first day: Mon goes back to school remotely
It takes a (technological) village. Tuesday’s first day of school in Monongalia County was met by a series of digital hiccups, freezes and seizes that Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. said […]
46 counties start school Tuesday, but not Mon; WVU cases counted in Mon’s red status, rejecting requests to exclude it
MORGANTOWN — After 179 days of closure, schools in 46 counties reopened on Tuesday, state Superintendent Clayton Burch announced during the day’s COVID-19 briefing from the Capitol. “We’ve said from […]
Football games in Monongalia County shut down following red designation
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Three high school football teams in Monongalia County were forced to punt Friday, on what was supposed to be the opening night of the season. The decision […]
Campaign funds help area agencies
In the time of COVID-19, shifting our focus from immediate response and recovery efforts to campaign and fundraising was extremely foreign and difficult for us. We struggled with the idea […]
WVEA courts Mon Schools
Teacher ’s union president wants WVU stats to stay in the county COVID-19 numbers You can take the COVID out of the metric – but you can’t take the metric […]
COLUMN: Monongalia County, we are very close to losing high school sports
COMMENTARY MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The inevitable happened Monday morning — Monongalia County fell into the orange under the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources new coding system for […]
MPO board updated projects
High-visibility items slated for general obligation bonds When it comes to Road to Prosperity projects in Monongalia County, West Virginia Division of Highways representative Brian Carr said “I think we’ve […]
Mon bars to remain closed until Aug. 31; conditions set for reopening
Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday extended the Monongalia County bar closure another 10 days. They’ll reopen on Aug. 31. “It’s not like I’m just stringing people along,” he said. “But […]
