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WHEELING The new Ohio County Schools app is getting the word out about happenings in the school system.
The app has been up and running for about a month, and feedback thus far has been positive, according to Gabe Wells, director of communication for Ohio County Schools. It is not known yet how many people already have downloaded the Ohio County app.
It was crafted by Apptegy, an Arkansas-based software firm focusing on the development of marketing strategies for schools. Ohio County Schools paid $8,000 for the initial development and start-up up of the app, which also included the development and launch of a new Ohio County Schools website, said JoJo Shay, innovation coordinator for Ohio County Schools.
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As Gov. Jim Justice announced that vaccinations of school teachers and staff would begin this week, local county school districts announced their plans to start getting those vaccines to their employees.
Both Marshall and Ohio county school districts will start vaccinating employees this week, Marshall County starting today and Ohio County starting Friday. Those vaccination rollouts are part of the state’s plans to return students to in-person learning starting Jan. 19.
Marshall County Schools will be distributing vaccines to employees aged 50 and older today at John Marshall High School from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Superintendent Shelby Haines said the district administration was looking forward to getting those vaccines to those employees.