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WVNCC announces drive-through class registration

WHEELING — West Virginia Northern Community College will host a drive-through registration event for students who still need to register for classes for the fall semester. Events will be held 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Aug. 11, at the Weirton campus, Aug. 12, at the New Martinsville campus and Aug. 13, at the Wheeling campus. Students can meet with advisors and counselors from their vehicle and get signed up for all their classes. Anyone attending the drive-through registration event will receive a free WVNCC T-shirt and other items. If students register during the event they will ...

Gov. DeWine tests positive for coronavirus

COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, an early advocate among Republicans of wearing masks and other pandemic precautions, tested positive Thursday for the coronavirus just ahead of a planned meeting with President Donald Trump. The Republican governor's office said he took the test as part ...

Pa. Gov. Wolf roils youth sports world by urging halt until January

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania's governor said Thursday youth sports should not resume until January, a recommendation sure to disappoint students, parents and coaches preparing for fall seasons. Gov. Tom Wolf made the comment at a news conference on a separate subject, following up with a news release that described it as a necessary precaution to prevent the spread of COVID-19. "The administration is providing this strong recommendation and not an order or mandate," Wolf's news release said. "As with deciding whether students should return to in-person classes, remote learning or ...

Schools go round and round on bus plans

HARRISBURG, Pa. — School districts nationwide puzzling over how to safely educate children during a pandemic have a more immediate challenge — getting 26 million bus-riding students there in the first place. Few challenges are proving to be more daunting than figuring out how to maintain ...

Diocese of Steubenville plans ‘face-to-face’ instruction in its 11 schools

STEUBENVILLE — Unless state or local officials tell them otherwise, the Diocese of Steubenville says its schools will offer traditional, “face-to-face” instruction for the 2020-21 school year. Permanent Deacon Paul D. Ward, director of the Diocese of Steubenville’s Office of Christian Formation and Schools, said all 11 diocesan schools will open in the fall. “Many decisions will need to be made by each individual Catholic school, with policies developed in partnership with local health officials and possibly neighboring public school districts,” Ward said, adding remote ...

Toronto mulls use of federal coronavirus aid

TORONTO — Mayor John Parker hopes federal pandemic funds can be used to boost local businesses that were temporarily shuttered because they were deemed non-essential. Parker told City Council last week he’s looking into whether a portion of $115,000 awarded to the city through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act may be used to help small businesses struggling with utility or other costs due to lost revenue. He said it’s clear it can be used to cover the cost of personal protective equipment, cleaning products and wages earned by staff while disinfecting ...