WEIRTON — Assistant City Manager DeeAnn Pulliam said the city continues to take precautions while providing services to the community. Those precautions including having the Municipal Building closed to the public, while encouraging residents to pay their bills either by mail, by a drop ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — President Donald Trump insists that schools reopen this fall. Many parents, educators, doctors and economists want the same thing. But getting children back to school safely could mean keeping high-risk spots like bars and gyms closed. A growing chorus of public health experts is urging federal, state and local officials to reconsider how they are reopening the broader economy, and to prioritize K-12 schools — an effort that will likely require closing some other establishments to help curb the virus spread and give children the best shot at returning to ...
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 July 18 has been canceled. ¯ A Caring Place Child Advocacy Center has canceled what would have been its rescheduled casino night fundraiser on July 18 at the Steubenville Country Club. ¯ Mingo Community Days, normally held each July, has been canceled. ¯ The 50th-annual Covered Bridge Festival that had been scheduled for Sept. 19-20 at eight locations across ...
Determined to reopen America’s schools despite coronavirus worries, President Donald Trump proposed on Wednesday to hold back federal money if school districts don’t bring their students back in the fall. He said that his own public health officials’ safety guidelines are impractical ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Education continues to develop reopening guidelines for schools this fall, but officials Wednesday cautioned each school system would be responsible for its own reopening plans. The discussion came even as West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced he would push the opening date for schools to Sept. 8 due to increasing numbers in COVID-19 cases. The governor held a daily coronavirus briefing Wednesday, saying that an upward trend of positive cases has led to the decision to postpone the opening date for West Virginia schools. Most of the ...
CHARLESTON — More than 48 hours after Gov. Jim Justice signed a mandatory — but toothless — executive order requiring face masks inside offices and businesses, Justice said penalties for not wearing masks could be coming if coronavirus cases continue to spike. Justice signed an executive order Monday requiring masks for residents age 9 and up for indoors, an order that went into effect Tuesday. Exceptions include inside residences, when sitting at a table in a restaurant, when social distancing is possible, and for people with breathing problems or who are unable to put on a mask ...
