Say you’re a West Virginian — born, bred and everything. Say you moved here for college and never left, thus claiming (and not unjustly) Wild, Wonderful as your own. Say […]
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Let’s Go … Mountaineers
Mascot finds ways to represent WVU during COVID pandemic When you’re the Mountaineer of WVU, you aren’t just a mascot on the sidelines at a football game. You’re, well … […]
Clergyman, activist serves community
FAIRMONT — Two decidedly different pandemic tales were unspooling in this Marion County city on a recent, sun-dappled weekend. On one tree-lined street, a group of teenagers were about, while […]
Clay-Battelle High School honors Class of 2020
It was the echo of his footfall that made David Cottrell cease his stride the other day.And the reverberating scuff of his heel when he rounded the corner. “Sounded lonely,” […]
Brainly survey shows parents are struggling with kids’ math assignments during virus-induced school closings
At Mylan Park’s Hazel and J.W. Ruby Community Center this past January, the buttons on those scary looking scientific calculators were clicking just like a Bach concerto. The equations were […]
MHS seniors pickup cap and gowns
One graduation cap. One graduation gown. To go. Van Tran says he’ll be philosophical about the whole thing when he drives up to Morgantown High School today. With the gear […]
WVU Extension Services assemble STEM kits for kids
Let’s do launch. A selection of breakfast and lunch meals going out today for the Feed Mon Kids nutrition program will contain some STEM-food for thought, as well. The WVU […]
Teacher of the Year 2020 announced
Funny thing about words. The ones from the day before will occasionally show up the next morning. You know. So they can slap you around a bit. Tripped-over words. Words […]
Eastwood Elementary celebrates Earth Day
Wednesday was Earth Day, the 50th anniversary of the post-Aquarian, environmental happening in 1970. By rights, the environment for acknowledging that day shouldn’t have been very harmonious at Eastwood Elementary […]
BOE responds to school closures announcement
That sigh of relief you heard Tuesday afternoon came from the offices of the Monongalia County Board of Education. Make that, an inevitable sigh of relief, Mon Schools Superintendent Eddie […]









