WHEELING — West Virginia’s coronavirus response coordinator doesn’t think herd immunity will happen with COVID-19. Missing that threshold isn’t as much about those who decline a COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Clay Marsh said this past week. It’s more about those who can’t receive a vaccine ...
WHEELING — Ohio and Marshall counties reported the lowest numbers of new COVID-19 cases since the fall between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Only three new cases were reported out of Ohio County on Tuesday night, while Marshall County chimed in with just one new case as of Wednesday ...
WHEELING — Ohio County Schools announced Thursday plans to resume a five-day in-person school week beginning March 15. The announcement comes after school officials said Monday they intended to continue with a four-day school week. The new plan calls for a five-day school week with a ...
CHARLESTON — An amendment to a bill meant to exempt state workers from city user fees would now repeal all user fees, potentially putting cities in a cash crunch. The House Political Subdivision Committee approved an amendment Wednesday to House Bill 2256 — prohibiting cities from imposing ...
CHARLESTON — Over the last several years, Republican lawmakers have worked to give cities and towns in West Virginia more local control, but bills being considered this year could tie the hands of city leaders. The latest example is House Bill 2256, passed out of the House Political ...
WHEELING — Whenever the Ohio Valley is hit with one snow storm after the next, maintaining the proper material supplies, vehicle and equipment maintenance, and employee scheduling, are just a few things city and state officials keep a close watch over. The area is expected to get some relief ...
WHEELING — The winter season can become a much more challenging time for zookeepers at Oglebay’s Good Zoo, especially when heavy snow and icy conditions hang around for a while. Good Zoo Director Joe Greathouse said the winter season by far creates more challenging conditions for ...
WHEELING — U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley wonders what will happen to communities such as Cadiz if gas, coal and fossil fuel production is stopped by Biden administration policies. McKinley, R-West Virginia, serves as ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and ...
WHEELING — City officials and business leaders in Wheeling are looking to the city’s waterfronts as a key to future economic development for the Friendly City. A focus on waterfront development — including property along both the Ohio River and Wheeling Creek — came to the forefront ...
TRIADELPHIA — Across multiple days and seeing dozens of masked faces each hour, one might think the grind at local vaccine clinics is a long and endless job. It’s not. Far from it, in fact. Friday saw vaccine clinics at both Ohio and Marshall County’s sites, both at The Highlands and ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia will receive a higher allotment of vaccine through the Federal Pharmacy Program, according to Gov. Jim Justice. The state will receive 7,300 doses, higher than the 5,800 announced on Monday through the federal program with Walgreens for older residents and ...
TRIADELPHIA — Phyllis Danehart would love to play cards with her brothers. Allan Connolly can’t wait to see his granddaughter again. Sue Mendenhall wants to go to the grocery store without being nervous. Those three and many others got one step closer to those wishes Thursday. As they sat ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice laid out an ambitious agenda to lawmakers Wednesday during the first State of the State address for his second term as governor of West Virginia, including a phase-out of the personal income tax. “We are on the launch pad right now. In fact, we’re airborne ...
WHEELING — The Ohio County Board of Education Monday night approved a contract to keep county-provided prevention resource officers in school buildings through the end of this school year. The agreement achieved is expected to result in reducing the overall number of county-provided PROs ...
WHEELING — Former Ohio County Administrator Greg Stewart — now manager of The Highlands — apologized Wednesday night for any controversy his recent job change brought to Ohio County. The Ohio County Development Authority, meanwhile, has determined a contract approved by the OCDA on Dec. ...
MARTINS FERRY — Four hours into East Ohio Regional Hospital’s opening day on Thursday and the facility already had three to four ambulances come in and three patients admitted, according to Bernie Albertini, chief operating officer. And the facility and its 400 employees are ready for ...
TRIADELPHIA — A building which once held a Michaels craft store will be the home of Ohio County’s COVID-19 vaccination clinics through the summer, if not longer. The clinic is a joint effort between several health care providers in the area: Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling Health Right, the ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday the state is expecting more COVID-19 vaccine deliveries from the federal government than the usual amount, thanks to President Joe Biden. Justice said he was on a call Tuesday with Biden administration officials and the governors of other states. ...
CHARLESTON — If public colleges and universities in West Virginia plan to survive, especially after COVID-19 has wrecked enrollment numbers, they need to meet workforce needs and demands. It’s that lesson that Marshall County native Robin Capehart is taking to heart as he helms Bluefield ...
Read the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston's Fiscal 2020 Audit here Read Bishop Mark Brennan's letter on the fiscal 2020 audit here WHEELING — Despite a tumultuous 2020 fiscal year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston took the necessary steps to keep its finances ...
