WHEELING The Salvation Army of Wheeling’s “Angel Trees” are going up throughout the area this week, and they are decorated with more angels than ever. There are 462 angels on the tree this year, up from 434 last year, said Nathan Blake, community relations officer for the Salvation Army in Wheeling. Each angel represents […]
WHEELING The Wheeling Fire Department wants residents to know that the recipe for safe cooking is more than the ingredients that go into the meal. Cookin
WHEELING The Wheeling Fire Department wants residents to know that the recipe for safe cooking is more than the ingredients that go into the meal. Cooking, according to the National Fire Protection Association, is the leading cause of home fires. The WFD and NFPA are using this week’s Fire Prevention Week to remind people […]
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Health professionals weren’t caught flat-footed Wednesday morning with Gov. Jim Justice announcing that the age range for COVID-19 vaccinations will drop to 70, effective Wednesday.
They welcomed the opportunity to continue vaccinating new groups as long as the vaccine doses kept coming.
Marshall County Threat Preparedness Director Mark Ackermann said the department was happy to get to work vaccinating a new range of clients.
Ackermann said that even before the announcement was made Wednesday morning, the Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel county health departments had been scheduled for a phone conference to become a new regional clinic.
“We’re told that we should be becoming one of these clinic sites, they’re doing regionally. We’ve already got a planning meeting scheduled for (today),” Ackermann said. “We’re looking forward to it. Our 80-year-old clinics that we’ve done have gone very well, they were very eager.”
JOSELYN KING Staff Writer
Photo by Scott McCloskey
Linsly School Maintenance Supervisor Bill Turkaly, right, receives a COVID-19 vaccination at Wheeling Park High School Friday morning. Wheeling pharmacist John Brower administers the vaccine.
WHEELING Ohio County Schools employees arriving at Wheeling Park High School on Friday showed happiness, excitement and a little relief to get their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
School district staff over the age of 50 turned out for the immunization clinic, which took place in the school’s cafeteria. Employees from private and parochial schools in Ohio County also were invited to participate and receive their first of two COVID shots.