WINCHESTER — A coronavirus vaccinate-or-test policy for student-athletes has been approved by the Winchester School Board.
WINCHESTER — School Board members are considering requiring Winchester Public Schools staff and student-athletes to get vaccinated for the coronavirus or get tested weekly.
KERNSTOWN — Despite a recent coronavirus outbreak on its campus and a state mask mandate for K-12 students, most Mountain View Christian Academy students aren't wearing masks.
WINCHESTER — Three Winchester Medical Center workers who refused to get vaccinated against the coronavirus unsuccessfully sued to keep their jobs.
WINCHESTER — The Winchester School Board is beginning to consider COVID-19 vaccine requirements among the division’s staff.
WINCHESTER — Monthly averages for initial employment claims for all five localities in the Northern Shenandoah Valley were higher in August than they were in July, according to the Virginia Employment Commission.
WINCHESTER — As the national unemployment rate continues to slowly drop, a popular financial services website examined which states were “bouncing back” to typical unemployment rates the best.
WINCHESTER — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has once again extended free school meal eligibility to area school divisions for the entire 2021-22 school year.
WINCHESTER — During her senior year of high school, Hailey Johnson, 18, of Chesterfield, was afraid she wouldn't be able to start her first year of college on campus.
WINCHESTER — As the delta variant continues to spread and increase the number of COVID-19 cases in the US, local colleges and universities are reexamining safety protocols for students and staff who plan to return to their campuses this month.
WINCHESTER — Federal unemployment benefits related to COVID-19 are slated to end Sept. 4, which includes programs that were put in place to help people during the pandemic.
UPDATE: Gov. Ralph Northam issued a universal mask mandate for K-12 schools on Thursday, completely undoing a vote by the Frederick County School Board on Tuesday that made masks in Frederick County Public Schools optional.
WINCHESTER — For the second consecutive school year, Winchester Public Schools students, staff and visitors must wear face masks in all city schools as the delta coronavirus variant develops.
WINCHESTER — No locality in the Northern Shenandoah Valley had more than 20 initial unemployment claims for the week ending July 31, according the Virginia Employment Commission.
WINCHESTER — The Frederick County School Board will vote a week earlier than expected on whether or not to implement a mask mandate when classes begin Aug. 23. The vote is now scheduled for Tuesday.
Here’s a lunch packed and recommended by Joni Rampolla, a regional nutrition specialist for Martin’s.
WINCHESTER — Winchester Public Schools Superintendent Jason Van Heukelum wrote in a letter to families on Wednesday afternoon that he will be recommending a universal mask mandate for all students and staff during Monday's upcoming Winchester School Board meeting.
STEPHENS CITY — With the Delta variant of COVID-19 on the rise, the Stephens City Town council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to implement various safety measures to protect the public health.
WINCHESTER — About 100 people protesting Valley Health’s recent COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its employees lined Amherst Street at the entrance to Winchester Medical Center on Monday afternoon.
WINCHESTER — Frederick and Clarke counties have a substantial COVID-19 transmission rate as of Friday, while Winchester’s is moderate, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Because they frequently interact with the public, firefighters and police were among the first offered the COVID-19 vaccine.
KERNSTOWN — When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March of 2020 and forced restaurants to either shut down or find a way to switch up their business models, it left wholesaler Schenck Foods searching for answers.
WINCHESTER — Miles Adkins, a candidate for the Frederick County School Board's Shawnee District seat, told board members on Tuesday night that they need to "stand up" against the state when it comes to its curriculum and mask mandates.
WINCHESTER — On Thursday morning, Handley High School sophomore Jakaya Copeland completed one of her history courses to recover a credit.
WINCHESTER — If you had $8,188,726 to spend on public education in Winchester, what would you do with it?
WINCHESTER — New unemployment claims in the Northern Shenandoah Valley were mostly stagnant in June.
The Winchester Public Schools Central Administrative Office at 12 N. Washington St.
WINCHESTER — An investigation launched in March by the Virginia Department of Education found that Winchester Public Schools' attendance policy did not follow state guidelines during the 2020-21 school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Help wanted signs along roadsides or taped to drive-thru windows are not uncommon sights in the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
WINCHESTER — The Northern Shenandoah Valley is rebounding adequately in terms of its unemployment rates, according to a WalletHub study that sought to find which cities’ jobless rates “are bouncing back the most.”
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