Marshall University will impose pay cuts affecting 650 employees due to the coronavirus pandemic reducing enrollment. The school faces a fall enrollment decrease of 4.6%, which is better than initial expectations, but the school has fewer out-of-state and international students, resulting in a revenue hit of $3.6 million. Marshall University had previously cut pay for … Read more
Kanawha County commissioners are voicing their opposition to what they called a rollback of a state COVID-19 child care assistance program for West Virginia essential workers. WCHS TV reported commissioners sent a letter to Bill Crouch, cabinet secretary for the state Department of Health and Human Resources, strongly urging the DHHR to reverse the decision … Read more
Flu shots are now available through the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department. This comes as Kanawha County trends in the wrong direction when it comes to COVID-19 cases. Recently Kanawha County has seen outbreaks at weddings, funerals and churches. Dr. Sherri Young with the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is pushing for everyone to get a flu shot. The … Read more
West Virginia Army Guard officials have announced the opening of a new Special Forces Airborne unit in the Eastern Panhandle. The unit will create a variety of jobs and economic investment in the region. The Journal reported the unit will activate in the fall of 2021, but is already accepting applications. The new unit’s mission … Read more
Two of Governor Justice’s family owned coal companies are going back to court in a trial against a Pennsylvania coal exporter. The trial was interrupted last month by an anonymous letter contain whistleblower allegations against Latrobe based Xcoal Energy and Resources. The lawsuit involves a 2017 agreement to deliver hundreds of thousands of tons of … Read more
Free flu shots will be available at drive-up COVID-19 testing events. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department says getting the vaccine this year is more important than ever, to help reduce the strain on hospitals. The next testing event is Monday at Bible Center Church.
Two more COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Kanawha County schools. The latest cases are at Edgewood Elementary, and Riverside High School. A third case was confirmed at the Central Office, bringing the total number of case to eleven.
West Virginia’s Rt value remains the highest in the nation, which measures the spread of COVID-19 from person to person. There are almost 160 new cases of the virus in West Virginia, and six more people have died, raising the death toll to over 260.
Governor Justice says counties that move into the orange will not hold in-person classes. Initially, counties that started school, but then turned orange, could continue in the classroom with heightened precautions. Effective immediately, counties that move into the orange cannot go to school. The next update will be released Saturday evening, and if the current … Read more
The West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show is canceled for next year. the West Virginia Trophy Hunters Association canceled the 2021 show because of COVID-19 concerns. The show has been a winter time staple for 35 years.