Ohio County Schools to return to class Tuesday with hybrid learning model

The Ohio County Board of Education Friday approved a plan to return students to the classroom two days a week as West Virginia re-opens schools starting Tuesday. Superintendent Kim Miller outlined the plan, which will see, starting Tuesday, students in grades pre-kindergarten through 8 who ...

West Virginia Lowering COVID Vaccination Age Limit to 70 and Older

Two major announcements came out of Gov. Jim Justice's COVID-19 pandemic briefing Wednesday morning. The governor announced effective Wednesday the age for vaccinations will drop from 80 and older to 70 and older. The goal is to get to residents 65 and older as soon as possible, maybe next ...

Justice: Games for high school winter sports can begin March 3

Monday, Gov. Jim Justice said, following conversations with the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission and his medical experts, that winter sports -- basketball, swimming and wrestling -- could begin practice on Feb. 14, with games getting underway March 3. The start of ...

California COVID Situation Desperate, Hope Dwindles

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California desperately needs more medical workers at facilities swamped by coronavirus patients, but almost no help is coming from a volunteer program that Gov. Gavin Newsom created at the start of the pandemic. An army of 95,000 initially raised their hands, and ...

Wheeling Hospital Issues New Visitation Restrictions

Wheeling Hospital announced Wednesday that, starting Friday, visitation will be further restricted at the hospital due to the COVID-19 surge. There will be no visitation to floors 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Tower 5 or to the intensive care unit. In addition, visitation to cardiovascular stepdown, the ...

All Appointments for 2nd Round of Ohio County COVID Vaccinations Now Full

The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department announced Wednesday morning that all appointment spots for its second round of COVID-19 vaccinations for residents 80 and older are now full. The department is holding vaccine clinics daily starting Wednesday until Jan. 14 at the department's office ...