Following the Coronavirus

Ohio County Schools Offers Specifics on School Re-Entry

WHEELING — Ohio County Schools has released specifics on which students will be in the classroom and on what days when the school year begins. The school district will start the term on a “Level 2” declaration, which means students will be separated into two individual groups, and each group will attend in-person classes separate from the other two days each week. The days they are not in the classroom they will be responsible for doing remote learning at home. School officials now have determined which students will be in the classroom on what days. “Ohio County Schools ...

Pence visits West Virginia, pledges resources to combat COVID-19

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence visited West Virginia on Saturday to congratulate Gov. Jim Justice, a fellow Republican, on his response to the coronavirus. Pence pledged to make sure West Virginia continues to have the resources it needs "not just to ...

Q&A: What’s happening at the US Postal Service, and why?

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The U.S. Postal Service is warning states it cannot guarantee that all ballots cast by mail for the Nov. 3 election will arrive in time to be counted, even if ballots are mailed by state deadlines. That's raising the possibility that millions of ...

Ohio: Schools can’t sub face shields for masks in most cases when students return

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio health officials say school districts will not be allowed to use face shields rather than facial coverings or masks in most cases as a means of curbing coronavirus transmission as schools get ready to start the 2020-21 academic year. The Ohio Department of Health on Saturday cited guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which says there is currently not enough evidence to establish the effectiveness of face shields in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Ohio authorities are requiring masks or facial coverings for ...

Big 12 moves ahead with fall sports beginning in September

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Baylor coach Dave Aranda could see a weight being lifted off the shoulders of his players during a meeting Tuesday night, when word began to filter out that the Big 12 Conference would attempt to play football this fall. "You could just see the joy," ...

West Virginia Board of Education vows to re-open schools safely

CHARLESTON - As the Sept. 8 date for schools across West Virginia to start up after closing for the coronavirus pandemic, the West Virginia Board of Education Wednesday stated schools will not reopen unless it is safe. The board of education met Wednesday for its monthly meeting at the ...