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The Kanawha County School District is restarting its feeding program. Several days’ worth of bagged meals will be delivered weekly at bus stops.

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources is confirming four new cases of COIVD-19, bring the total in the state to 20. A nursing home patient in Morgantown tested positive for the virus. Governor Justice says it’s very concerning because it is the first case of community spread.

Governor Jim Justice is issuing a stay-at-home order, and shutting down all non-essential business to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Grocery stores, gas stations, pharmacies, and banks will remain open. Restaurants can offer take-out and delivery. Gatherings of groups of ten or more are prohibited, and you should practice social distancing and stay six-feet … Read more

A second employee at the Kanawha County Judicial Annex has tested positive for coronavirus. The employee has self quarantined. Dr. Sherri Young with the Kanawha Charleston Health Department said other employees who might have come in contact with the patient are being notified. Young also said since more testing is becoming available, more positive tests … Read more

A local business is doing its part to help out during the coronovirus crisis. Appalachian Distillery in the Ripley area is making hand sanitizer for anyone who needs a supply. The distillery usually makes whiskey and legal moonshine, but now it is using that equipment to make hand sanitizer. There’s more on the Appalachian Distillery’s … Read more

The West Virginia Department of Education said Monday that the majority of counties in the state continue to provide meals for students, although some counties may have altered the plans on how they are feeding kids. State School Superintendent Clayton Burch sent a letter to superintendents Sunday to offer guidance on a variety of options … Read more

A Marshall University professor is leading an effort to create surgical masks for health care workers due to the shortage. Dr. Suzanne Straight teaches anatomy in the College of Science at the university. Straight is working with locals to make masks from high-end furnace filters. She is looking for more volunteers who are not immunocompromised … Read more

Gov. Jim Justice said Monday afternoon he is issuing a stay-at-home order for West Virginia residents and shutting down non-essential businesses as concerns about the spread of the coronavirus mount. You’ll be able to go to the grocery story and convenience stores, medical appointments, pharmacies, and restaurants to pick up to-to orders. Talking walks and … Read more

The state will be hit hard by the loss of revenue from casinos. The Governor shut down gaming operations last week, and the state could lose as much as 52-million-dollars a month in gambling revenue. As many as 12-thousand hospitality workers are out of a job.

A key procedural vote to advance a third coronavirus funding package failed in the U.S. Senate. West Virginia’s Senators split on the vote. Senator Joe Manchin says the package failed to put the welfare of health care workers, small businesses, and laid off workers as first priority. Senator Shelly Moore-Capito said the bill would have … Read more