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CHARLESTON — The state of West Virginia confirmed Wednesday another 25 deaths from the virus including three people from Wood and Jackson counties. The count
Three events for West Virginia youth have been canceled for the second consecutive year due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.
Feb 10, 2021 CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has canceled three events for spring and summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canceled for the second consecutive year was the Make It Shine Earth Day Celebration, West Virginia Youth Environmental Day and Junior Conservation Camp. The events also were canceled in 2020 because of COVID restrictions. “It is with heartfelt sadness that we are announcing the cancellation of these events,” said Annette Hoskins, director of the Youth Environmental Program (YEP). “We understand how important they are to t...
editorial@newsandsentinel.com PARKERSBURG — Two Mid-Ohio Valley residents were among the four people whose confirmed COVID-19-related deaths were announced Monday by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The deaths of a 79-year-old man from Wood County and a 78-year-old woman from Wetzel County were included in the DHHR’s daily coronavirus update, along with a 93-year-old Cabell County man and a 63-year-old Fayette County man. “We send our deepest condolences to these families as they navigate the loss of their loved ones,” DHHR Cabinet Secretary Bill J. Crouch s...
Feb 1, 2021 Feb 1, 2021 CHARLESTON â Today Gov. Jim Justice, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, and the West Virginia Joint Interagency Task Force for COVID-19 Vaccines announced the COVID-19 vaccine clinics that will be held in all 55 counties throughout the state Feb. 3-6, 2021 through Operation Save Our Wisdom. This weekâs clinics are available for West Virginians who are 65 years of age and older. Residents from any county in West Virginia may access an appointment at any of the vaccination clinics listed, regardless of their county of reside...