Statewide nursing home COVID-19 testing results “encouraging”

Health officials have completed statewide testing of nursing homes for COVID-19. They are encouraged by the results. More than 70-percent of nursing homes tested negative for the virus. More than nine-thousand residents, and 14-thousand staff members were tested, and just over forty new cases were identified.

Charleston expanding outdoor dining

Restaurants will be allowed to expand their outdoor dining areas to increase their capacity while indoor dining is limited. Mayor Amy Goodwin says the city wants to do all it can to help restaurants and other small businesses reopen.

CDC recommends masks for kids

As West Virginia’s economy reopens, the CDC is recommending that kids should wear face masks too. Health experts say that kids with COVID-19 have mild to no symptoms at all, and they could unknowingly spread the virus.

Second arrest in murder & arson

Another man is under arrest in connection to a murder and arson at an apartment in Williamson last weekend. Forty-six-year-old Charles Jarvis and 32-year-old James Church are charged in the case. Police are still looking for a third suspect.

Eviction notices restart with courthouse opening

The Kanawha County Courthouse is open, and evictions are once again being processed for people who can’t pay their rent. Before the pandemic there sixty-five evictions pending and fifteen more have been filed since the courthouse reopened on Monday.

City Workers in Morgantown Will Test a Four-Day Work Week

Most Morgantown city employees will soon begin a four-day workweek with 10-hour days to give workers a chance to spend more time with their families and to offer extended hours to the public. The pilot program will begin July 6. Employees will work four 10-hour days each week from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday … Read more

Police Departments Struggle to Recruit

Springtime would normally be an active recruiting season for the Charleston Police Department, but COVID-19 has had an impact. With the cancellation of recruiting events, they’ve moved to a social media campaign to recruit new officers. The Madison Police Department is looking to hire new officers too, and for now they have brought in part-timers … Read more