WV measles policy loosening draws 331 exemptions in five months
West Virginia issued 331 religious and philosophical exemptions for public school vaccines in five months, with 330 more requests under the governor's executive order than the past decade’s medical exemptions. Health officials say the move risks herd immunity, while lawmakers debated codifying broader exemptions amid a national measles outbreak and vaccine-skeptic rhetoric.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Patrick Morrisey
West Virginia Department of Health
Richard Hughes
George Washington University
Sissy Price
Health Department
Department of Health
Bureau For Public [Health
Northe Saunders
U.S
Morrisey
West
Saunders
COVID
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Congress
Food and Drug Administration
HHS
Candice Lefeber
American Academy of Pediatrics
Armour of God Verse Echoes in Faithful Courage
The Bible verse urges believers to don the whole armour of God to stand against the wiles of the devil, invoking spiritual readiness and steadfast protection through faith and righteousness. The line emphasizes vigilance, moral resolve, and divine assistance in spiritual struggle.
Welch Faces Recurrent Floods Amid Calls for Dredging and Relocation
In McDowell County, Welch endures recurring floods with 2001 and 2002 disasters named among memories. Officials seek federal aid to relocate the sheriff’s office and 911 center, dredge creeks, and build a higher flood wall from Coney Island to Summers Street toward Coney Island. Recovery in Welch is about 85 percent complete.
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McDowell County
McBride
Welch
City Hall
FEMA
Lake Drive
Summers Street
Coney Island
Welch Community Hospital
James “Boomer” Muncy
Elkhorn River
U.S
Shelley Moore Capito
R-V
Muncy
Sheriff’s Office
Capito
McDowell County Commission
State Conservation Office
DeWayne Dotson
Dotson
County Commission
Michael Brooks
911 Center
Indian Ridge
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Mercer County to pursue canine control ordinance
The Mercer County Commission discussed a canine control ordinance to define leashing and fencing as control methods and to create a county dog warden. The plan aims to reduce homeless dogs and Code Red shelter situations, supported by a public meeting and spay/neuter efforts at Forever Fixed clinic serving multiple counties.
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Puckett
Matoaka
County Commission
A.P. Christian
West Virginia
Sheriff’s Department
Christian
Mercer County
Mercer County Animal Shelter
County Animal Shelter
Connie Gillespie
Gillespie
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mercer
Monroe
McDowell
Raleigh
Summers
Commission
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bottonline.com
Pawnshop Leads Online eyed to aid law enforcement
Sommers and Sheriff A P Christian discussed Leads Online as a free service for pawn brokers to report items and for investigators to search pawned or scrapped goods nationwide. They say the system would save time, reduce shop visits, and help identify stolen merchandise, with a second public reading required before enactment.
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Sommers
Leads
A.P. Christian
Christian
County Commission
Bill Archer
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