With an infection rate of 88.66 per 100,000 residents and a percent positivity of 8.65, Ohio County remained in the red on Tuesday's West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources' COVID-19 map. Marshall County remained red as well, with an infection rate of 97.32 and a percent ...
WHEELING — With the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh predicting a winter weather advisory for the Ohio Valley beginning at 1 a.m. Tuesday, area road crews are prepared to take action in the event roadways require treatment for snowy conditions. Representatives of both the City of ...
As COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in the Ohio Valley, local hospital workforces are feeling the impact of that surge. Wheeling Hospital announced Monday morning that more than 70 employees currently are off the job with COVID-19 or quarantined due to potential exposure to the virus. That ...
CHARLESTON — With West Virginia closing the chapter on November and state officials expressing hope the vaccines can be distributed in December, the state experienced its worst month ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The bottom line is we can’t stop this today,” Gov. Jim Justice said ...
(AP) — Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European regulators Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection — ramping up the race to begin limited vaccinations as the coronavirus rampage worsens. Multiple vaccine ...
WHEELING — City leaders are being urged to take steps that literally will help plant the seeds to bring a greener Wheeling to many generations into the future. Recently, Wheeling Vice Mayor Chad Thalman invited forestry and forest management specialist Karen Cox to address urban tree ...
WHEELING – The 2020 “Festival of Sound” at Wheeling Park High School is still slated to happen online later this month, but high COVID numbers could silence the event if students aren’t soon permitted to gather to play. The color “red” is typically associated with the joy of ...
WEST LIBERTY – The COVID-19 pandemic has sent West Liberty University’s December commencement into the virtual landscape. Social distancing and pandemic restrictions have moved the university to celebrate the fall semester commencement virtually at 11 a.m. Dec. 5. The virtual ceremony ...
CADIZ – The Christopher Spring will remain temporarily out of service as renovations to repair it are underway. Emily Wagner, owner of the Christopher Spring, said crews are working to make the necessary repairs to have the popular waterway back up and running for the community to enjoy in ...
BEECH BOTTOM – After a local farmer spoke to them about principles of gardening, children at Cornerstone Christian Academy applied what they learned to helping him. Michelle Skocz, administrator of the private Christian school, said Eric Freeland recently spoke to the children for about an ...
Marshall County's neighbor to the north now shares the same high-risk COVID-19 designation. Ohio County joined Marshall on Monday in "red," the highest-risk designation on the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources daily COVID-19 alert map. They are two of eight "red" counties ...
WHEELING -- Wheeling Hospital reports over 70 employees are off the job with COVID or quarantined due to potential exposure. “We anticipated this fall/winter hike in patient cases, and began our Incident Command surge planning in March,” CEO Douglass Harrison said. “We’re following ...
CHARLESTON — An annual report reviewing the performance of highways systems in all 50 states showed that West Virginia dropped 17 places due to increased road fatalities and the condition of bridges, though the state's rankings could improve by next year. The Reason Foundation's 25th Annual ...
WHEELING — Like many other public event venues, WesBanco Arena in Wheeling has been left virtually empty for much of this year since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Yet local officials hope new equipment to aid with social distancing will allow more events to move forward with limited capacity ...
(AP) — The nation’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the U.S. may see “surge upon a surge” of the coronavirus in the weeks after Thanksgiving, and he does not expect current recommendations around social distancing to be relaxed before Christmas. Meanwhile, in a major ...
MOUNDSVILLE — City council will vote on a rate increase for the sanitary board, and municipal leaders want to ensure the public understands the rationale and necessity behind the hike. At the second November council meeting, council voted to allow City Manager Rick Healy and City Attorney ...
Marshall County fell back to “red,” the highest-risk designation, while Brooke and Hancock counties were in “gold” on Sunday’s West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources daily COVID-19 alert map. Ohio County remained in “orange,” the map’s second-highest risk ...
WELLSBURG – Visitors to the city’s downtown business district and its town square often have commented on its pleasant appearance, but the area sees much less foot traffic outside the Wellsburg Applefest and other special events. Angela Staffileno, a Brooke County native, hopes to remedy ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Two landlords representing the Cafaro Co. are suing a North Carolina restaurant chain for violating its lease agreements at Cafaro properties in St. Clairsville and in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Both the Ohio Valley Mall Co. and the Meadowbrook Mall Co. are plaintiffs in ...
I normally steer clear of national politics in this space. I'm paid to pay more attention to West Virginia government and politics. But it doesn't mean I don't observe the national scene since actions by our federal government trickle down to the state. In two weeks, the Electoral College ...
