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Pools in West Virginia can open starting Saturday, May 30 and the guidelines have been released. The CDC says chemicals in pool water, including chlorine, kill the COVID-19 virus. If you’re going to the pool you should take your own towels rather than use any that are provided. Pool toys and goggles should not be … Read more

The Clay Center has announced plans for a limited reopening beginning June 15. Limited capacity summer camp programs will be offered, as well as art workshops, and classes and small group tours. Organizers said all of the programs will follow social distancing guidelines and the camps will be in self-contained classrooms. Public access to the … Read more

A man’s body was recovered from the Ohio River Saturday morning in Kenova. Kenova police said the unidentified man was spotted by a boat crew about 9:20 a.m. and was eventually recovered near Virginia Point Park. The man appears to be in his 40s with red hair and some facial hair. Police said he was … Read more

St. Albans High School Principal, Jeff Kelley, will be the new Lincoln County School Superintendent. He takes over as the district is under investigation by the state Board of Education for deficiencies in mental health counseling and discipline.

You can get a thirty-percent discount for lodging at state parks. Governor Justice says it’s a gesture to West Virginians who’ve been resilient during the pandemic. The discounts begin in June.

Governor Justice announced more re-openings next week. Bowling alleys, rollers rinks, and other indoor recreation facilities will resume on May 30th. Movie theaters will reopen on June 5th.

A 73-year-old Jackson County woman has died from the COVID-19, bringing the state’s death toll to 71. There are ten new positive cases for a total of over 16-hundred.

There is a spike in positive COVID-19 tests in the Eastern Panhandle. Positive test results are over three-percent in Berkeley and Jefferson counties. Berkeley County now has the most confirmed cases in the state, with nearly 250 positive cases.

Gas Prices in West Virginia jumped seven-cents this week for an average of a dollar-eighty-eight-a-gallon. That’s still amost a dollar less the Memorial Day Weekend last year.

Catholic parishes will reopen for mass this weekend for the first time since March. The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston has approved nearly 95-percent of parish’s safety plans. Social distancing and face masks are required.