×

COVID-19 Coverage

Chautauqua Institution To Return To Normal Programming In 2022

Chautauqua Institution President Michael Hill announced this week the institution's 149th summer assembly will return to its normal schedule and cadence, June 25 through Aug. 28 in 2022. The decision follows a two-day meeting of the institution's board of trustees Nov. 5-6. The board ...

With US Aid Money, Schools Put Bigger Focus On Mental Health

CHICAGO (AP) — In Kansas City, Kansas, educators are opening an after-school mental health clinic staffed with school counselors and social workers. Schools in Paterson, New Jersey, have set up social emotional learning teams to identify students dealing with crises. Chicago is staffing up ...

Dunkirk Workers In Line For Bump In Pay

DUNKIRK -- City of Dunkirk employees who have been on the front lines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic could be in line for a one-time payment, courtesy of the American Rescue Plan Act. Don Williams Jr., outgoing First Ward councilman, said $300,000 of the federal funds would be split evenly ...

Warren Hospital Operating At ‘Full Capacity’

WARREN, Pa. -- COVID cases are up. Other hospitalizations are up. Transfers are delayed. Regional hospitals, including Warren General, are busy. “Warren General is currently operating at our full capacity,” Chief Nursing Officer Joe Akif said. “We are seeing a continued high census ...

Pennsylvania Court Throws Out Governor’s School Mask Mandate

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An order by Pennsylvania's acting health secretary that requires masks inside K-12 schools and child care facilities was thrown out Wednesday by a state court that said she lacked the authority. Commonwealth Court sided 4-1 with the ranking Republican in the state ...