West Virginia Chapter’s Facebook Live Q&A with event set for Friday, from 2:30 – 3 p.m. Release from Alzheimer’s Association: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Alzheimer’s Association West Virginia Chapter offers three pieces of advice to help you stay in touch with a friend or family member in an care home during[Read More…]
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Coronavirus Update: Necco family services available in W.Va. during pandemic
Release from Necco Inc.: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With West Virginia families dealing with stress of the coronavirus, social distancing and stay-at-home orders, Necco Inc. reminds all residents it is still providing services to children and families. Among the services available are family counseling services and recruiting foster homes. Counseling Services: Telehealth[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Newly unemployed in W.Va. left to wait, wonder when financial help will arrive
By Caity Coyne, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than a tenth of the state’s civilian labor force, or 90,000 people, filed for unemployment benefits last month as the coronavirus dealt a crushing blow to an already ailing West Virginia economy. With layoffs and business closures mounting and state unemployment officials[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: W.Va. with 412 cases, four deaths as of noon, Tuesday
WV Press Update CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of noon on Tuesday, April 7. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 412Total Lab Results reported – 12,059Total Deaths – 4 See the graphics below. The West Virginia Department of[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: W.Va. Association of Counties shared contact information for officials in all 55 counties
Release from the W.Va. Association of Counties: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s fifty-five county governments continue to offer their services during this ongoing pandemic as it affects the state. “In doing our part in promoting safe and healthy communities, most if not all courthouses have now closed their doors to the[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: WVU Medicine video explains pets are not at risk or contagious
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine has issued the following video on pets and animals: Pets and the animals in our lives aren’t likely to follow social distancing guidelines. If you are worried about how COVID-19 might affect your pets in your life and your neighbors’ lives, then WVU Medicine’s Kathy Moffett[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: AARP Tele-Town Hall with U.S. Sen. Manchin at 1 p.m. today
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — AARP West Virginia will host a a Tele-Town Hall with U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to discuss the #CARES Act Stimulus package and a host of #COVID19 topics at 1 p.m., today, Tuesday., April 7. Register online today at https://vekeo.com/aarpwestvirginia/ to be added to the call list. You[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Kanawha County, W.Va., residents who break health department-ordered quarantine subject to GPS monitoring
By Joe Severino, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County residents who test positive for COVID-19 but don’t follow self-quarantine rules will be subject to GPS monitoring, according to a court order issued Monday. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, at the direction of the local health department, may issue GPS ankle[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Must have W.Va. ID to buy liquor in Monongalia County
A Dominion Post Report: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In an attempt to stop Pennsylvania residents from traveling into the county, liquor stores in Monongalia County are prohibited from selling alcohol to anyone without West Virginia identification during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A press release issued over the weekend by the Monongalia County[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Berkeley, Jefferson counties, W.Va., adopt strict stay-at-home, shelter-in-place directives
By Breanna Francis, Journal of Martinsburg MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Following Gov. Jim Justice’s shelter-in-place orders for the Eastern Panhandle both the Berkeley County Council and the Jefferson County Commission have adopted similar emergency directives detailing strict guidelines for residents of the area. Both orders are effective immediately. … “All persons shall[Read More…]
