The leaders of two state education unions gave Gov. Jim Justice failing marks in pandemic performance Thursday afternoon. Fred Albert and Joe White said the governor isn’t doing enough to safely provide […]
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Color-coded system to have an impact on school-related events
Gov. Jim Justice used some Friday night lights to illuminate his COVID-19 briefing Wednesday afternoon. That is, he said, green really will mean “go,” for your football team. However, he […]
Save the Mohigan Protest
Those in favor of the high school mascot gathered Wednesday Do you remember the particulars of the 1966 Orange Bowl matchup between Alabama and Nebraska? Neither do Karen Paulin and […]
State’s LGBTQ students not being supported, survey says
MORGANTOWN — Sticks and stones may break your bones — but what’s that bit about names, again? And what’s a West Virginia teacher to do if he hears students hurling […]
40 -page document outlines plans for reopening
Mon schools hope to open Sept. 8 Face masks. Classrooms with doors and windows left open, whenever possible. Backpacks, instead of lockers. Assigned seating on buses. No water fountains (but water-filling […]
Mohigan mascot rally at Morgantown High
That banner on the wall near the front doors of Morgantown High School is why, in part, those 30 or so people were gathered in the parking lot Thursday afternoon. […]
Free screening for COVID-19 in Fairmont
FAIRMONT – How do you box out COVID-19? A basketball player for the WVU Mountaineers had a three-point answer Thursday in Fairmont. “Wear a mask,” Jalen Bridges said. “Practice social […]
One Last Prayer
Rev. John DiBacco, of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, retires The Rev. John DiBacco thought he had his career all mapped out in 1962, the year he graduated from the […]
Mon teachers worried about returning to classrooms
MORGANTOWN — Nearly 87% of Monongalia County educators responding to a recent survey by the American Federation of Teachers say they don’t feel comfortable returning to their classrooms this fall. […]
Petition to keep MHS mascot has nearly 4K names
Sometimes, it isn’t all sociology or political correctness. Sometimes, it’s just your school, and all its traditions therein — no more, no less. And sometimes, you have to throw a […]
