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CANAAN VALLEY — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a local ski resort is having one of its best seasons in the past five years. Unlike the past couple winters in West Virginia when it rained more then it snowed, this winter has seen its fair share of snowfall, and officials at Canaan Valley Resort couldn’t be happier. “Everything has been going great and this is probably one of the most successful seasons we’ve had in probably the last five years,” Canaan Valley Marketing Manager Mark Moody said Tuesday. “I’m new here so I don’t have too many previous winters to ...

Capito, Manchin announce $1.6 million for vaccination costs

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,648,653 from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to assist the state of West Virginia in distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Specifically, this funding will be used to reimburse costs associated with emergency protective measures taken to store, handle, transport, distribute, and administer vaccines to reduce the spread the of the ...

COVID-19 cases dropping in Randolph

ELKINS — For a fourth consecutive week, Randolph County has shown a decrease in active COVID-19 cases as numbers continue to tumble in the right direction. As of Monday afternoon there were 109 active cases in the county, which is down 38 from last week’s 147. The county had 207 active cases three weeks ago and 245 the week before that. “I never thought I’d be happy about there only being 109 active cases,” Bonnie Woodrum, the Randolph-Elkins Health Department’s infectious disease specialist, told The Inter-Mountain Monday. “That still leaves probably 1,000 contacts ...

Vaccination doses coming to W.Va. through program

CHARLESTON — Officials said Monday that West Virginia will get an additional number of COVID-19 for the state’s older population and essential workers through a federal partnership with national pharmacy chain Walgreens. Gov. Jim Justice and James Hoyer, the leader of the governor’s joint interagency vaccine task force, said the state will receive an additional 5,800 doses per week through phase II of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. The program is made possible by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Department of Health and Human Services. “We keep trying in ...

W.Va. coronavirus numbers continue their downward trend

CHARLESTON — Active COVID-19 cases are down in nearly every West Virginia county, with hospitalizations and death numbers continuing their decline even as testing numbers decrease. “We are doing really, really well,” said Dr. Clay Marsh, the state coronavirus czar, during Monday’s ...

Trust the Data

When Dr. Clay Marsh testified Tuesday before a Congressional subcommittee on how West Virginia has been at the front of the nation with getting the COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of residents, one underlying point stood out: The state trusted the data. While other states have struggled in their vaccine rollout, West Virginia decided to consider those most at-risk for COVID-19 and set in place a priority list for the vaccine. If you recall, the initial guidance from the federal government placed most residents aged 65 and over lower on the priority list. In West Virginia, however, by ...