Ohio County sees 15 new COVID-19 cases since Friday

The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department is announcing 15 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Ohio County. These are new cases since Sept. 4th. Currently, the health department reports a total of 312 cases, including four probable cases and six deaths. Case surveillance, contact tracing and ...

Masked Students Return to Classrooms

GLEN DALE — John Marshall High School was abuzz with more activity than it has seen in six months Tuesday morning, but it was quiet compared to the first day back in previous years. Roughly half of the approximately 1,100 students who attend JMHS entered through its doors for the first day ...

Most W.Va. Counties Return to In-Person Classes Tuesday

CHARLESTON — Tuesday marked the first day of in-person school for a majority of West Virginia counties since March 13 when the state first starting taking the coronavirus seriously, though health and education officials are monitoring staff outbreaks at 11 schools. “It’s been 179 days ...

W.Va. COVID Cases Rise For Second Straight Week

CHARLESTON — Irresponsible college students and outbreaks in churches, nursing homes, and correctional facilities are just some of the causes in a two-week spike in COVID-19 cases according to state officials. “I’ve said this over and over: this disease and this killer is still right ...

WVU Campus Cancels In-Person Classes

MORGANTOWN (AP) — In-person classes will be canceled at West Virginia University’s Morgantown campus on Tuesday, with nearly all undergraduate classes moving online on Wednesday through at least Friday, Sept. 25, according to a school news release. The only exception to online ...

As COVID-19 Cases Drop, Some Governors May Gamble on Bars. Again.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A guy walks into a bar, which still isn’t allowed in Texas. But Jeff Brightwell owns this bar. Two months into an indefinite shutdown, he’s just checking on the place — the tables six feet apart, the “Covid 19 House Rules” sign instructing drinkers not to ...