Monongalia County’s school buildings weathered the storm last week, coming through the onslaught of snow and frigid temperatures with no structural issues, the district reported. That meant no leaking roofs […]
Author: Jim Bissett/ The Dominion Post
Fairmont high-tech firm offers free test kits for its employees nationwide
Some bosses reward their employees with free donuts and pizza on special occasions or because it’s simply the end of the work week — but Wade Linger has blasted off […]
‘Mohigan Idol’ fundraiser set for Met next month
Cue announcer: “This … is ‘Mohigan Idol.’” OK, so Ryan Seacrest won’t be on the stage of the Metropolitan Theatre next month to emcee, but the Hollywood-styled glamour and glitz […]
‘Everyone’s a math person’: Math Field Day is next week in Mon Schools
Math Field Day is coming up for Monongalia County Schools. First, though, a run of the narrative numbers. For most of us civilians, the first wave of the pandemic put […]
‘They’re resilient — more so than us’
If today isn’t another snow day, Monongalia County’s sixth-graders will roll up their sleeves for their second COVID shot. “That’s if the weather cooperates,” Deputy Schools Superintendent Donna Talerico told […]
Mon Schools’ vax clinics are ‘keeping COVID at the door,’ district says
The way Donna Talerico sees it, you don’t stop shoring up the perimeter — even though the perimeter has been breached more than once. And you don’t stop pushing, the […]
‘They were on watch for us’: Send a Valentine to a hospitalized vet
Any man or woman who ever wore the uniform of their country will happily deliver the news. There’s nothing like Mail Call, they’ll say. Especially for those who served before […]
Governor’s Honors Academy for top high-schoolers set for this summer at Fairmont State
Since 1984, the West Virginia Governor’s Honors Academy has served as a summer camp for smart kids. Really, really smart kids. Top-performing students admitted to the academy over the years […]
Mon Schools: 359 students out with COVID last week
Last week’s COVID report from Monongalia County schools has some pandemic sticker-shock attached to it, Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. said. Said shock, because 359 students presented with positive diagnoses, he […]
Mon Schools: Some bus routes still not passable Wednesday morning
MORGANTOWN — Presenting the latest inductees to the Monongalia County Winter-Sideways-Driving Hall of Fame: Lazelle School Road, Beulah Road and Pixler Hill Road. Sandbank Road and Nicholson Loop, too. Not […]
