Kanawha County Schools Deal With Staffing Shortages

Kanawha County Superintendent Tom Williams said the lengths of the county’s five new school closures vary because there isn’t a single approach that will work for every case. Alum Creek Elementary is closed all week due to a staffing shortage, while George Washington High and Hayes Middle were just closed Monday. Capital High is closed … Read more

Parking Will Be Restricted for Saturday’s WVU Game

West Virginia University Medicine says parking for the football game on Saturday will be restricted to the campus of J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, and no tailgating will be permitted. No. 16 Kansas State visits the Mountaineers at noon on Saturday and Milan Puskar Stadium will operate at 25% capacity. Attendance for each remaining game this … Read more

Cabell County Moves Trick-of-Treating to Saturday

The Cabell County Commission and municipalities of Barboursville and Milton have rescheduled trick or treat due to expected inclement weather. The new date and time for trick or treating will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. Trick or treat was originally scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29. Face masks are encouraged for … Read more

Kanawha County Remains in Yellow

Wyoming County continued as the only red county on West Virginia’s alert map Tuesday, and seven counties were in orange. Kanawha and Cabell counties stayed in yellow, and Putnam County in green. The state Department of Education’s map, posted at 5 p.m. each Saturday, is the crucial one when it comes to determining whether schools … Read more

Health Officials Push for Steady Testing

Since March, health officials have administered more than 700,000 COVID-19 lab tests across the state of West Virginia. Dr. Sherri Young with the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department said there’s no official guidance from the CDC saying how often people should get tested, but added that people working in healthcare should get tested every time they’ve been … Read more

WV Senators split vote on Barrett confirmation

The Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. West Virginia’s senators split their vote on the nomination. Republican Shelley Moore Capito voted to confirm Barrett, and Democrat Joe Manchin voted with the opposition. She was sworn-in last night at a White House ceremony.