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The Wayne County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center confirms six more cases of COVID-19, for a total of over 70 positive cases. Officials are waiting on the results of ten more tests.

Kanawha County is among the top five counties in the state with the most coronavirus cases. There are two more positive cases, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 92. There are nearly 700 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide, and a 62-year-old Marion County man has died, bringing the state’s death toll … Read more

The first grants have been awarded from a COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund to help nonprofit agencies. United Way of Central West Virginia announced that a total of $26,000 was awarded to agencies including Kanawha Valley Senior Services, WV Health Right, The Salvation Army, Manna Meal, Heart + Hand Outreach Ministries, and YWCA of … Read more

Nitro Police officers, the mayor and workers at the Nitro Food Pantry helped pass out food in their area this week. Police officers also delivered meals Tuesday to those who couldn’t get to the pantry. The food pantry has opened to anyone who needs food.

Some workers left without jobs when a West Virginia hospital closed will recoup money for paid time off under a settlement reached between a union, the hospital’s parent company and the state attorney general. Alecto Healthcare Services will pay more than $240,000 to certified nurse assistants, cafeteria and maintenance workers and other support staff at … Read more

A nursing and rehab center in Wayne County now has 72 positive cases of COVID-19. Administrators at the Wayne Nursing & Rehabilitation Center said 39 patients and 33 employees are positive. All of the tests at the nursing home have beein completed.

Capital Market’s outdoor market plans to open Wednesday with social distancing precautions in place. The number of guests will be limited to 40 people.

A tree fell on a home and a car in St. Albans during Monday morning’s storms. The tree crushed the car and damaged the roof over the carport. No one was hurt.

A second Marshall University employee has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee is in self-isolation at home, and has not been on campus for over a month.

Testing is underway at WVU after a student at the Evansdale Residential Complex tested positive for COVID-19. A handful of students were permitted to stay on campus on case-by-case basis. Residents will remain in self-quarantine until test results are back.