Following the Coronavirus

WPHS to Remain Closed Monday and Tuesday

WHEELING — Wheeling Park High School will remain closed Monday and Tuesday to in-person learning — with students already off on Wednesday for a scheduled remote day — as school officials continue to address COVID cases at the school. WPHS was closed all this week after three positive cases were reported there last week — two students and a staff member. Two additional positive cases came this week. Many students and staff have been quarantined over the past week due to contract tracing. "We will be going remote on Monday and Tuesday, "Superintendent Rick Jones said Friday. ...

Two Wheeling Park Students Among New COVID-19 Cases

WHEELING — Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department announced 19 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, including two students at Wheeling Park High School and a teacher at Wheeling Central Catholic High School. According to information provided by health Administrator Howard Gamble, the two WPHS ...

Virus spikes have officials looking to shore up hospitals

By LISA MARIE PANE, CARLA K. JOHNSON and DANIELLA PETERS Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hospitals across the United States are starting to buckle from a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, with several states setting records for the number of people hospitalized and leaders scrambling ...

Moundsville Applying for COVID Response Assistance

MOUNDSVILLE — Dozens of Moundsville families may receive assistance in making payments toward home ownership. During a meeting held online Tuesday night, council members heard from A.C. Wiethe, a director with Belomar Regional Council, who briefed them on the Community Development Block ...