West Virginia State University said it is closely monitoring the developing novel coronavirus outbreak across the country and is relaxing rules on sick leave and class absences. President Anthony Jenkins said he is extending three additional days of paid leave for faculty and staff if it’s needed. And Jenkins said he is suspending penalties for … Read more
No solution has been announced for the scheduled closure of Fairmont Regional Medical Center, but a plan to add medical care is being developed. Mon Health System announced this week that it plans to seek a certificate of need from the state to build a small format hospital in the Fairmont region. Small format hospitals … Read more
Kanawha County commissioners said they have instructed Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield to remove the employee cost requirement for physician-ordered COVID-19 diagnostic testing for employees on the self-insured plan. A news release from the commission Tuesday said the instruction will alleviate the cost the employees would have to endure if ordered by a physician to … Read more
There will soon be a new outdoor amphitheater in Boone County. It’s being built at Water Ways park off Route 119 in Julian. The amphitheater will seat about 300 people and WCHS TV reported parks and recreation officials say they hope to have it open next month. The plan is to have live music, plays, … Read more
Gas prices are falling in West Virginia. The AAA Fuel Gauge shows the average price for a gallon of gasoline is $2.30, that’s down from $2.40 during the same time period last month.
A third possible case of COVID-19 in West Virginia has come back negative. Two other cases came back negative earlier this week. There are no confirmed cases of the virus in the state. There are over a thousand cases in the United States, and more than thirty people have died.
Three students at Shawnee State University may have been exposed to the coronavirus, and at least twenty people are in self quarantine. The students started showing symptoms after traveling abroad. Test results are expected by Friday.
West Virginia University is moving to online classes only after spring break in response to the coronavirus. Spring break will be extended a week, and online classes will begin March 30th. Students are being advised to stay away from campus until the university determines it is safe to return.
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled against West Virginia Delegate Eric Porterfield in a lawsuit over a 2006 parking lot fight that blinded him. Porterfield claimed that the bar where it happened had an obligation to protect its patrons inside and outside of the establishment, but the Court disagreed. Porterfield was elected to the House of … Read more
The death toll is rising at the Clarksburg VA Hospital. A twelfth suspicious death has been identified, and a former nursing assistant has been named as a person of interest in a lawsuit in another victim’s death.