Cooper Thompson already has a sweet job lined up for summer and he can thank his soon-to-be alma mater of Morgantown High School for that. He works at a chain […]
Author: Jim Bissett/ The Dominion Post
Renewed work continues on 1970 murdered coed case
Everything is evidence and everything is a guidepost. That tattered piece of cloth – was it part of a scarf worn on a chilly winter’s night? What about that gnarled-up […]
Chestnut Mountain Ranch wants to launch new initiatives in foster care
Austin, a 15-year-old from somewhere in West Virginia, didn’t know he was giving a testimonial for Chestnut Mountain Ranch last fall. The ranch is a 225-acre expanse, just off Kingwood […]
Robots coded for fun and learning in the Mountain State
FAIRMONT – Angelo Ferrell, in effect, was biting the hand that fed him Monday morning. Or the toes that taught him. Something like that, anyway. At least his instructor was […]
Renewed investigation begins on murdered coeds case: ‘We want full disclosure’
It’s been 52 years since that cold January evening when Mared Malarik and Karen Ferrell ducked into a car in downtown Morgantown. The WVU freshmen who became fast friends during […]
Remembering 56 miners lost
OSAGE — Did John Powley have time to think about the baby that was still in his wife’s belly? What about Jack Jones, the piano teacher? Was he mulling over […]
Students from MHS, Preston High named National Merit scholars
Five high school students from Morgantown and Preston County are in elite academic company today. The students — four from Morgantown High and one from Preston High — have been […]
COVID: Marion school district closes classrooms as a precaution
FAIRMONT — Lloyd White has a prescription to stop COVID. Just keep following the standard protocols, the director of the Marion County Health Department said Wednesday. That’s in response to […]
Marion, Taylor House races: One too close to call
Jon Dodds wasn’t about to make a victory speech as the primary totals were rolling in Tuesday night. “Are you kidding?” the Republican candidate for Marion County’s 76th House of […]
Mon BOE: Kelly, Hagerty and Berry in
Dan Berry spent more than 30 years in front of the classroom at Morgantown High School, where he taught history, civics and geography. Now, it appears he’ll be witnessing the […]










