News Staff Governor Justice says he’s not ready to quit, and he says he is disappointed in the lack of federal help to keep the former Mylan Pharmaceutical plant open. The Governor says he is working like crazy to find another company to operate the plant and save 14-hundred jobs.
Twenty of West Virginias fifty-five counties are in green on the state’s COVID-19 alert map. Wyoming joins Marshall in red, and eight counties are orange. COVID numbers continue to climb. There are over three-hundred-eighty new cases, and more than 28-hundred active cases of the virus. That’s nearly triple the number from a month ago.
The West Virginia Department of Education says COVID-19 safety protocols in schools will determined at a local level this upcoming school year. The department expects school districts to work with local health departments to make decisions on safety protocol throughout the year.
A dog was found shot in a ditch in the Cazy area. He is peppered with buckshot. A Good Samaritan picked him up and took him to a vet. The Boone Animal Rescue Coalition is caring for the animal. Police are trying to find out who shot him.
Several Ashland police officers were exposed to fentanyl powder. The officers were making a traffic stop and when the suspect resisted arrest, the fentanyl powder went into the air. They were treated and released.
A man is under arrest for setting fire to a relative’s home in Alum Creek. The blaze broke out at a home on Meadow Lick Road, and was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. The house is a total loss. Everyone made it out safely.
The Public Service Commission is giving its approval for upgrades to the John Amos, mountaineer, and Mitchell coal-fired power plants. The move should keep the plants operational through 2040. Your monthly power bill will go up almost forty-cents beginning September 1st.
Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango announced he is running for re-election. Salango has been a commissioner since 2017 when he was appointed to a vacant seat, and was then elected in 2018. Salango ran for governor in 2020 and won the Democratic primary but lost in the general election to incumbent Jim Justice. According to … Read more
The water quality in Milton has been an issue for years as people have dealt with discolored water on a consistent basis. On Tuesday night, WCHS TV reported residents took those concerns to the city council which is considering putting $7.9 million toward sewer improvements. Neighbors raised complaints about discolored water and questioned why spending … Read more
Mason County Schools voted this week to start the school year in-person, five days a week. Bus routes will go back to single runs after splitting into two routes last year to have fewer kids on each bus. Masks will be recommended for Mason County staff and students in all grades while at school and … Read more