CHARLESTON — The state of West Virginia at midnight today will lift the coronavirus social distancing guidelines that limited group gatherings to 25, the governor announced on Thursday. Guidance will be forthcoming for the restart of fairs and festivals in July, Gov. Jim Justice said. ...
CHARLESTON — Testing for the coronavirus in West Virginia jails, prisons and juvenile facilities, spurred by an outbreak in late May at the Huttonsville Correctional Facility in Randolph County, started Tuesday. “We are on the move to testing all of our correctional facilities,” Gov. Jim Justice said. “That’s at additional facilities beyond Huttonsville. It began yesterday morning at five facilities in the Northern and Eastern panhandles, three regional jails, and two juvenile centers.” According to the Department of Health and Human Resources, 621 inmates have been ...
CHARLESTON — Claims for unemployment compensation benefits since the start of the coronavirus pandemic came in at five times the number of unemployment claims for all of 2019, according to WorkForce West Virginia. Scott Adkins, acting commissioner of WorkForce West Virginia, gave an update Wednesday on unemployment claims during Gov. Jim Justice’s daily coronavirus briefing at the State Capitol Building. According to WorkForce West Virginia, the agency received 250,000 unemployment claims over the last 10 weeks, roughly since the end of March — an average of 40,000 claims per ...
WASHINGTON — The epic damage to America’s job market from the viral outbreak will come into sharper focus Friday when the government releases the May employment report: Eight million more jobs are estimated to have been lost. Unemployment could near 20 percent. And potentially fewer than ...
Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ¯ The Millsop Community Center is set to reopen Monday. ¯ The 2020 Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame banquet and associated events set for Monday has been postponed. ¯ The Cancer Dietary Initiative has canceled its annual golf scramble that had been scheduled for June 26 at Red Oaks Golf Course. ¯ The 74th-annual Weirton Steel Corp. 25-Year Club picnic set for July 18 has been canceled. ¯ A Caring Place Child Advocacy ...
WELLSBURG — The Brooke County Commission Tuesday announced restrictions on visits to the county courthouse will be lightened and discussed the prevalence of illegal dumping in the county. The commissioners said visitors are no longer required to make appointments when visiting the ...
