The U.S. Forest Service is looking to hire firefighters. They need temporary workers to support wildfire support efforts in 14 national forests across the eastern U.S, including in West Virginia and Ohio. They need temporary dispatch workers, and also fire dozer operators and fuel operators. They’re also hiring permanent firefighters for engines, dispatchers, fire dozer … Read more
How old were you when you had your first hole-in-one? Apparently 4 is a good age. Rocco Figaretti managed a hole-in-one on a par 3 course in Wheeling. His dad said he started playing golf a year ago, when he was three. The hole-in-one came at Oglebay Park’s Par 3 course.
Intramural sports are on at Marshall, with precautions of course. Monday marked the start of the semester for Marshall University and that included the rec center’s intramural sports. Every sport is under a trial run to find out what works to keep students safe. Referees in soccer matches are not using whistles, and players have … Read more
Many teachers spend their own money buying supplies for their classrooms. And this year they may be spending even more money on things like cleaning supplies and hand sanitizer. Teachers will be provided with some cleaning supplies, but WCHS TV reported some teachers will spend upwards of $1000 on supplies. School starts September 8th.
Mingo County health officials are monitoring their local coronavirus situation. There were nine new COVID-19 cases reported over the weekend, including a 3-year-old boy, a 7-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy. There are 59 active cases in Mingo County and 165 have recovered. The county has had five COVID-19-related deaths.
West Virginia has the second highest response in the nation to the 2020 Census. The state was at the bottom of the list, but a recent door-to-door campaign boosted the response to almost 85-percent.
The West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition is scrambling to keep the SNAP Stretch Program going. The program doubles or triples federal benefits at farmers markets, but funding has run out for this year, and federal grant money was denied for next year. A request for federal CARES Act money is pending with the governor.
Eight people died from COVID-19 over the weekend in West Virginia, raising the death toll to 178. Nearly ninety new cases of the virus have been confirmed in the last 24-hours.
Governor Justice is making adjustments to his color-coded school re-entry plan. He’s adjusted the metric system to correct a bias in small counties, and students in third grade and above will be required to wear face masks. School officials have set up a hotline for anyone with questions about anything related to school re-entry this … Read more
A Milton woman is under arrest on drug charges. Officers responded to a disturbance call at Sue Terrace, and they found Amanda Morrison with a large bag of drugs stuffed in her pocket. Police found cocaine, heroin, and thirty ecstasy pills.