Debbie Jones gave a “good/not-so good” report to Monongalia Board of Education members Tuesday night. The good news, said Jones, who directs early childhood programs for Mon’s Head Start and […]
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Mountainview Elementary upgrades library with $50K grant
Kevin Carnes laughed like everybody else when he heard it Monday morning at Mountainview Elementary School. Then he did some serious musing. “We ought to put that kid in a […]
Pioneering NASA mathematician and W.Va. native Katherine Johnson dies
When John Glenn said to “get the girl,” everyone knew exactly who he meant. It was 1962, and NASA, America’s then-fledgling space agency, was still finding its interstellar legs. And […]
The power of reading: Appalachian Prison Ministries hosts book wrapping session
A good book is freeing. A good book is liberating. And the words, ideas, observations and narratives contained therein can set any soul to soaring — no matter one’s physical […]
Groups begin to set goals for district
Do you believe new or updated school facilities impact the economic development of Monongalia County? Will Mon’s current schools be able to adapt to the needs of the average student, […]
Meeting to discuss upgrades for Mon schools
The last time this happened, two schools were built and another was re-imagined for a new academic chapter. Monongalia County Schools begins updating its Comprehensive Education Facilities Plan today. Discussion […]
Weather, flu outbreak force counties to close schools
Susan Haslebacher is washing her hands of the whole matter, and she wants you to do the same. Hand-washing, the health supervisor for Monongalia County Schools said, is one way […]
Ruby Memorial Hospital offers therapy dog services for patients
Nurse Rachel Childers was in the midst of discussing a patient’s chart, in an authoritative tone with lots of multi-syllabic medical terms, when it happened. Her voice shot up two […]
South Middle hosts Mon County Spelling Bee
It was all hunky-dory Wednesday night for Galen Axel Anderson and Alexander Grammer. Same for Elsie Ferreiro, Haya Salman and Katherine Wang. Might you be wondering, that word, “hunky-dory,” has […]
Larry Hoban, senior member of Preston County Honor Guard, has died
With their pressed uniforms and crisp salutes, the members of the Preston County Honor Guard take good care with every military funeral they tend to. Maybe even more so, at […]
