Following the Coronavirus

W.Va. School Students Returning To In-Person Classes in January

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday a plan to get West Virginia’s pre-K and K-12 students back into schools even as the state’s school re-entry map is mostly red and orange due to COVID-19 infections. During his Wednesday coronavirus briefing — his last of 2020 — Justice said all West Virginia pre-K, elementary, and middle schools will reopen for in-person learning on Tuesday, Jan 19. Until then, all schools will be on remote learning starting Monday, Jan. 4, through Friday, Jan. 15. Winter sports will begin Monday, March 1. High school students will return to ...

Vaccine Rollout On Track at Long-Term Care Facilities in West Virginia

WHEELING — As week three of the COVID-19 vaccine rolls on to close out 2020, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are distributing the vaccine to their staff and residents. At the Good Shepherd Nursing Home and Welty Home, in Wheeling, Assistant Administrator Morgan Murphy ...

Ohio County reported its 40th COVID-related death since the pandemic began, as infections continue to climb throughout West Virginia. The four counties in West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle remained in “red” Tuesday on the state’s COVID-19 alert map, part of a group that, on Tuesday, ...

The Top Stories of 2020: Pandemic Delays PTT Project Indefinitely

DILLES BOTTOM — At the outset of 2020, it appeared the Ohio Valley might finally receive the news that PTT Global Chemical America was ready to commit to building an ethane cracker plant in southern Belmont County. For more than five years, the company has been investing in property, ...

Justice Attorneys Lay Out Case for Mask Lawsuit Dismissal

CHARLESTON — Attorneys for Gov. Jim Justice gave multiple reasons for a federal judge to grant their motion to dismiss a case challenging the governor's indoor face mask mandate and COVID-19 regulations for businesses. Ben Bailey of Bailey and Glasser filed a reply Monday in the U.S. ...