WASHINGTON — More than a million Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, indicating that companies are cutting more jobs as the resurgent coronavirus scythes through the Sunbelt and some of the nation’s most populous states. Layoffs in Florida, Georgia and California rose by ...
WELLSBURG — Brooke County school officials have announced all of the school district’s athletic programs have been halted after it was discovered an athlete tested positive for COVID-19. The news comes as Brooke and Hancock county health officials report more patients of various ages being tested positive for the virus. Stephanie Zimmer, spokesperson for the school district, said plans call for athletic programs to be shut down until July 27 in keeping with guidelines set by the National Federation of State High School Associations, West Virginia Secondary School Activities ...
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America have postponed next year’s National Jamboree in West Virginia, citing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. The increasing number of cases and the pandemic’s persistence and unpredictability made it impossible for the Boy Scouts to comply with its “Be Prepared” motto, according to an announcement on the organization’s website. The quadrennial Jamboree had been scheduled for July 21-30, 2021 at the Scouts’ Summit Bechtel site. Nearly 40,000 scouts attended the 2017 event, and President Donald Trump gave a controversial ...
Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ¯ The 74th-annual Weirton Steel Corp. 25-Year Club picnic set for Saturday has been canceled. ¯ The planned in-person graduation ceremony for Brooke High School’s Class of 2020 set for Thursday has been canceled. ¯ The annual Teddy Bear Tea held in July at Mary H. Weir Public Library has been canceled. It will resume in July 2021. ¯ Mingo Community Days, normally held each July, has been canceled. ¯ The 203rd-annual on-site ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice praised the state’s June unemployment rate Wednesday, even as he weighed extending the closure of bars in Monongalia County due to the explosion of the COVID-19 virus in young adults. According to a release from WorkForce West Virginia, Wednesday, the ...
WEIRTON — Beginning Monday, Weirton Medical Center will be reopening its off-campus COVID-19 testing site, a decision hospital officials say is in response to an increase in demand for testing. The outpatient testing site on Pennsylvania Avenue in Weirton will be available 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. “We want to make sure patients are aware that effective Monday, July 20, WMC will no longer be offering non-emergent COVID-19 testing at the current outdoor location on the WMC campus,” Kelli McCoy, the hospital’s director of communications, said. “With the huge ...
