MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit 11 communities across the state offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.
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WEST UNION Doddridge County voters will take to the polls next week for a special levy election.
Funds from the levy, which first began in 1987, would benefit the Doddridge County Health Department, the Doddridge County Public Library, Doddridge County Parks and the WVU Extension Office.
Greg Cottrill, Doddridge County Parks director, said if passed, the funds from the levy help with operations, staffing and programming.
“All aspects of each of those agencies are impacted and supported by the levy,” he said. “Whether it’s prenatal care at the health department, vaccination efforts, general operations, keeping the lights on and paying electric, the disbursement from the levy to these agencies are the primary revenue stream to support the efforts of these agencies to a very great degree.”
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WEST UNION As the COVID-19 vaccine is becoming more available to members of the public over 80 years of age, the outlying counties are holding vaccine clinics as it becomes available to them.
At the present time, the vaccine is only available for those over the age of 80 and some county health departments are only offering it to residents of that county.
The Doddridge County Health Department received its first shipment of the vaccine on Dec. 15 which was delivered by members of the National Guard, according to the Doddridge County Health Department Facebook page.
The first to be vaccinated were people who are directly involved with COVID response.