The Jackson County Board of Education voted this week to continue in-person classes two days per week. Board members stayed away from approving five days a week right now. Students with the last names beginning with A-K will continue attending school on Monday and Tuesday and students with the last names beginning with L-Z will … Read more
More than 79,000 West Virginia residents have requested absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 General Election. Secretary of State Mac Warner said there were more than 1.2 million registered voters as of Tuesday. Absentee ballots started going out Friday to voters who requested them. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Oct. 28. To … Read more
West Virginia is second in the country in response to the U.S. Census, with an over 99-percent response rate. The deadline is eight days away and the state’s Complete Count Commission will focus their non-response efforts in eight counties.
Senator Shelley Moore Capito says she will consider a Supreme Court nominee by President Trump. Capito says, “President Trump and the Republican Senate, both elected by the American people, should act to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Ginsburg’s passing.
A dozen Morgantown bar owners are filing a lawsuit, claiming that Governor Justice’s executive orders to close have violated their constitutional rights by limiting the ability to operate without due process.
The Kanawha Charleston Health Department is reporting over ninety new case of COVID-19. It’s the highest single-day total in the county. There are over two-hundred new cases of the virus statewide, and five more people have died.
Southside Bridge will be closed this weekend for repair work. The bridge will be closed starting Friday night at 9:00, and reopen Monday morning. The work is part of and over two-million-dollar bridge rehabilitation project.
The Cabin Creek Volunteer Fire Department is shut down because of COVID-19. One member of the department tested positive for the virus, and department won’t be dispatched until testing is complete. The Eat Bank Fire Department will respond to calls until Cabin Creek is back in service.
Police are looking for a man accused of being involved in assault and battery at Oakes Field. He left the stadium through the 4th Avenue gate walking east.
The Logan County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a woman who posed as a Child Protective Services worker and tried to take a child. The victim realized the woman didn’t have a vehicle or paperwork and called police. CPS said a caseworker wasn’t assigned to visit the home.