MOUNDSVILLE — Though in-person classes have been discontinued by order of the governor, Marshall County students are keeping on top of their assignments, while school personnel are staying sharp too. Marshall County Schools Superintendent Shelby Haines said the teachers are keeping up on ...
CHARLESTON — Dr. Clay Marsh, West Virginia’s new coronavirus czar, said Thursday that efforts to slow the spread of the virus are showing some positive signs, but urged residents to continue to stay home and practice social distancing. Gov. Jim Justice announced Thursday that Marsh, a West ...
WHEELING -- Wheeling Hospital CEO Douglass Harrison on Thursday said he was disappointed in Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott's efforts to use facilities at the former Ohio Valley Medical Center campus during the COVID-19 crisis, noting that Wheeling Hospital officials already determined it not to ...
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia nursing home described as the epicenter of the state's coronavirus caseload now has 28 positive cases as containment measures continue, officials said Thursday. Sundale nursing home medical director Carl ...
By ZEKE MILLER and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that federal officials are developing guidelines to rate counties by risk of virus spread, as he aims to begin to ease nationwide guidelines meant to stem the coronavirus outbreak. In a ...
WEST LIBERTY - The West Liberty University Nursing and Biology Programs have donated masks, isolation gowns and cases of gloves to Wheeling Hospital for use during the COVID-19 crisis. Dr. Rose Kutlenios, program director of WLU's nursing department, was happy to follow the suggestion of ...
A female in her 20s is the third person to test positive in Marshall County for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Health Department officials Wednesday said the woman noticed had been coughing, and experienced loss of taste and smell, which some health officials now believe are additional indicators ...
By CARLA K. JOHNSON and NICKY FORSTER AP Medical Writer SEATTLE (AP) — With her due date fast approaching, Kelly McCarty packed a bag with nursing tops, a robe, slippers and granola bars. Last week's ultrasound, she said, showed "this baby is head down and ready to go." But the new ...
CHARLESTON — A nursing home in Monongalia County. The judicial annex in Kanawha County. These are two of the hotspots for the spread of the coronavirus as of Wednesday, with new counties reporting cases every day, though the state’s website tracking new cases has been slow to ...
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus. The surge in weekly ...
WHEELING — The novel coronavirus is having a greater impact on the Ohio Valley now, with Ohio County reporting its first two positive COVID-19 cases and Belmont County having its third positive test and a possible fourth case. The new COVID-19 cases were announced Wednesday morning. The two ...
WHEELING — Despite closing city offices to the public this week, Wheeling officials have been busy working behind the scenes on efforts to maintain public services and to prepare for worst-case scenarios if the coronavirus pandemic sweeps through the area in the near future. On Wednesday, ...
WHEELING — Virtual online learning is now a reality in Ohio County Schools and at the private Wheeling Country Day School. Beginning Monday, students in grades 6-12 will log into their Schoology accounts and find lessons and assignments for the coming week. These lessons plans will come to ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday that schools will continue to stay closed for the next two weeks and tax deadlines would be pushed back. Justice, speaking during a virtual briefing at the Capitol, said schools will remain closed until April 20. Justice first requested that ...
WHEELING — West Virginia’s two senators hope a tentative agreement reached early Wednesday on a $2 trillion federal relief package will help to fight the coronavirus pandemic while also keeping the economy afloat during the crisis. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said the health of the nation ...
STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County has its first reported case of COVID-19. County health officials said a 61-year-old woman was found to have the disease on Wednesday after being tested for it on March 19. At a press conference Wednesday, Jefferson County Health Commissioner Nicole Balakos ...
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct a date. Gov. Jim Justice, during his daily press briefing, said schools would remain closed to students until April 20, extending the original March 27 deadline by two weeks. Justice also said, to follow changes at the federal level, West ...
DILLES BOTTOM — Belmont County commissioners, Mead Township trustees and the Shadyside Board of Education all approved new tax agreements Wednesday in hopes that an ethane cracker plant will be built at Dilles Bottom. According to a statement from PTT Global Chemical America and Daelim ...
MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University will hold a "virtual commencement experience" for graduates in May, then have an in-person celebration in December, the school announced Wednesday. The plans were announced in a letter and video from President Gordon Gee to the Class of 2020. "You are ...
West Virginia's two senators hope an agreement reached early Wednesday on a $2 trillion federal relief package will help to fight the coronavirus pandemic while also keeping the economy afloat during the crisis. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said the health of the nation -- and not the economy ...
