As school districts across the country decide how and when they can bring students back to campus safely, a major sticking point is emerging: the money to make it happen. Keeping public schools for 50 million students and more than 7 million staff safe from the coronavirus could require more ...
After practicing social distancing for several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are getting back to shaking hands and even hugging, with hand sanitizer nearby. As a result, mayors and community leaders throughout the Midwest agree that while the decision to do so depends on the person and their preferences, everyone should remain cautious and health-minded as they do so. MICHIGAN At Living Hope Church in Alpena, services are currently being held in the parking lot, with social distancing encouraged. People can sit in their cars and listen to the service through their ...
Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ł The 74th-annual Weirton Steel Corp. 25-Year Club picnic scheduled for Saturday has been canceled. ł Mingo Community Days, normally held each July, has been canceled. ¯ The 203rd-annual on-site Hollow Rock Campmeeting for July has been canceled. ł The 50th-annual Covered Bridge Festival that had been scheduled for Sept. 19-20 at eight locations across Washington and Greene counties in Pennsylvania, has been canceled. ł All ...
CHARLESTON — Citing an increase in active cases of COVID-19, Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday the state will again limit the size of group gatherings, fairs and festivals will close and bars in Monongalia County will shut down for 10 days to bring the outbreak in that county under ...
WELLSBURG — A rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brooke County has impacted a planned in-person graduation ceremony for Brooke High School’s Class of 2020 and caused Wellsburg officials to limit access to City Hall. On Monday, Brooke County school officials announced that after consulting Mike Bolen, administrator of the county’s health department, the decision was made to cancel the commencement program scheduled for July 23. Superintendent Jeffrey Crook said, “We felt with the spike, with things going up, it was the best move. It was a collaborative decision and not one we ...
CHARLESTON — State lawmakers received their first public briefing Monday from state officials on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Members of the House of Delegates Health and Human Resources Committee held an informational meeting Monday morning at the Capitol, but instead of ...
