Wheeling Park High School Student Tests Positive for COVID-19

On Saturday, the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department announced a student at Wheeling Park High School had tested positive for COVID-19. The health department and school officials have investigated and identified students and staff that were direct contacts. Those individuals were contacted ...

Trump Plays Down Virus as He Steps Up Run for Second Term

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gone are the days when President Donald Trump held forth daily at the White House podium flanked by members of his coronavirus task force. And the days when Vice President Mike Pence and other task force officials would head to Trump’s office to brief him immediately ...

COVID Numbers Holding Steady in Several Local Counties

Across the Northern Panhandle, cases of COVID-19 in several counties seem to be holding steady, with spikes being reported in Ohio and Marshall counties. On Wednesday, Ohio County reported 12 new cases of the disease, while Marshall County reported a spike of 16 new cases on Tuesday, with ...

Second Marshall County Man Dies of COVID-19

MOUNDSVILLE — A second person has died due to COVID-19 in Marshall County, Marshall County Health Department officials announced late Thursday afternoon. The 67-year-old victim was on a ventilator at the time of his death, according to a press release from the health department. “The ...

The Marshall County Health Department received confirmation Thursday of the second death of a Marshall County resident associated to COVID-19. Health department officials identified the victim as a 67-year-old male that had been hospitalized and on a ventilator. Also, the county has another ...