The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department Wednesday said it had received notice of four new positive cases of COVID-19. Currently, the health department reports a total of 158 positive cases, including three deaths, with 106 of those cases recovered. Case surveillance contact tracing and ...
MOUNDSVILLE — The mental health of students has been a growing concern in recent years, even if the general public awareness of the need for it wasn’t always apparent. Around 50 of Marshall County Schools’ administrators, nurses and counselors were welcomed to Grand Vue Park’s reception hall Tuesday morning for a seminar on helping students — and themselves — cope with mental health struggles. Speaking at the event were Michelle Toman, a state and nationwide mental health and suicide prevention advocate, Amy Gamble, a former local head of the National Alliance on Mental ...
WELLSBURG — A rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brooke County has impacted a planned in-person graduation ceremony for Brooke High School’s Class of 2020 and caused Wellsburg officials to limit access to City Hall. On Monday, Brooke County school officials announced that after consulting Mike Bolen, administrator of the county’s health department, the decision was made to cancel the commencement program scheduled for July 23. “We felt with the spike, with things going up, it was the best move,” Superintendent Jeffrey Crook said. “It was a collaborative decision and not ...
STEUBENVILLE – Amid growing concern over the uptick in COVID-19 cases locally, Historic Fort Steuben has pulled the plug on its Summer Concert Series for 2020. Historic Fort Steuben President and Steubenville Mayor Jerry Barilla said it’s the last thing he wanted to have to do — but with Jefferson County posting its largest seven-day increase in cases, it was the responsible thing to do. As of Monday, Jefferson County had 45 active coronavirus cases, with 81 recovered and two deaths. The decision comes at the midpoint of the virus-shortened 2020 concert season. “Due to the ...
Ten new positive COVID-19 cases are being reported Tuesday in Ohio County. Currently, the health department reports a total of 154 positive cases, including three deaths. Case surveillance contact tracing and monitoring continues for many of the reported cases. Investigation to date ...
CHARLESTON — Citing an increase in active cases of COVID-19, Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday the state will again limit the size of group gatherings, fairs and festivals will close and bars in Monongalia County will shut down for 10 days to bring the outbreak in that county under ...
