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ALAN OLSON Staff Writer WHEELING — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer-brand COVID-19 vaccine for use on children aged 12-15 earlier this week, leaving the door open for the Centers for Disease Control and state governments to sign off on its use as well. With approval from other federal and state entities expected to come in a matter of days, local health departments are prepared to distribute the vaccine to younger clients, in tandem with school districts. Wheeling-Ohio County Health Administrator Howard Gamble said youths can begin coming in _ with a parent or guard...

Grace George doesn’t remember her name. She met her at a local shelter when George and her sorority sisters brought in meals. The woman was sitting at a kitchen table when George came in. She wanted to talk, and she wanted to talk to George. “Yeah,” she told George. “I’ve always wanted to go to college.” Their conversation began. George was 19, a sophomore; the woman was in her late 20s, staying at the Carpenter House, a shelter for women who’ve experienced domestic violence. She was with her 2-year-old son. As her son ran around them with a basketball in his hands, the woman as...

Attorney donates $1.5M to WVa college for research program April 26, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia Wesleyan College alumnus has donated $1.5 million to the school for a new paid research program in science. Charleston attorney John F. McCuskey made the largest one-time gift in the private liberal arts college's 130-year history, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reported. At least two freshmen and one sophomore will be chosen each year. Applicants for the summer program at the Buckhannon school must be involved in science programs with a focus on biolog...

W.Va. News Apr 26, 2021 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia Wesleyan College alumnus has donated $1.5 million to the school for a new paid research program in science. Charleston attorney John F. McCuskey made the largest one-time gift in the private liberal arts college’s 130-year history, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reported. At least two freshmen and one sophomore will be chosen each year. Applicants for the summer program at the Buckhannon school must be involved in science programs with a focus on biology, chemistry and physics. They can include residents of Appalachia, m...