News Staff Dozens of Putnam County volleyball players and their parents stood out in the rain for hours at the state capitol to protest to protest the state’s COVID-19 alert map. Putnam County is in the orange and is ineligible to play in the state volleyball tournament that starts today.
A former state health officer for West Virginia is now part of President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team. Dr. Rahul Gupta will be leading the transition over the Office of National Drug Control Policy. He currently serves as the senior vice president and chief medical and health officer of March of Dimes. Gupta first began his … Read more
A Charleston Thanksgiving tradition will be happening this year, but in a different way. Organizers of the Frank Veltri Dinner have a new plan, and instead of having a kitchen packed full of volunteers preparing the meals to be delivered, they’ll do Thanksgiving in a bag instead. The Veltri Dinner has been feeding people on … Read more
Putnam moved from orange to gold, joining other gold counties Kanawha and Cabell on the latest West Virginia alert system map. Mingo County remained as the only red county in the state on the DHHR map. Nine counties were in orange including Lincoln, Fayette, and Nicholas. Eleven counties were in gold including Kanawha, Putnam, Cabell, … Read more
Many Kanawha Valley police departments are competing for the same future police officers, with law enforcement seeing a drop in applicants. COVID-19 has cased police training at the state level to be altered, delaying those graduates from working with departments. WCHS TV reported St Albans is down two officers. Their application deadline is this Friday … Read more
With colder temperatures on the way, some of the homeless population may be seeking shelter in abandoned homes to stay warm. The West Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office says that out of 99 fire responded calls in Kanawha County this year, 41 fires were in vacant homes. State Fire Marshal’s Chief Deputy Jason Baltic told WCHS … Read more
A half-dozen schools will not be able to participate in the state volleyball tournament. Putnam and Wood counties are in the orange on the latest COVID-19 map. The tournament starts tomorrow and wraps up on Saturday.
An employee in the Kanawha County Assessor’s Office has tested positive for COVID-19. The front office of the assessor’s office will be closed until Monday, Nov. 16, but those needing personal property tickets will still be able to obtain those. The Kanawha County Commission said Assessor Sallie Robinson was notified Tuesday of the case and … Read more
After a deep cleaning, Tamarack is set to reopen this week. The West Virginia Parkways Authority will reopen the facility this Friday. It has been closed since October 29th after an employee tested positive with COVID-19.
Kanawha County school officials are asking parents and guardians of students in grades K-12 to select their student’s spring enrollment option by Nov. 20. The selection can be made on the school system’s website or by calling their home school. Parents should complete the form even if the student plans to continue with the current … Read more