MORGANTOWN – It’s not another version of Renaissance Academy. That’s what the Monongalia County Board of Education wants you to remember when you head to the polls for May’s primary […]
Author: Jim Bissett/ The Dominion Post
Summer’s here (well, almost) at Palatine Park
FAIRMONT – With all those icicles growing down the bandstand roof of Palatine Park on Tuesday, it seemed hard to believe that music will be commencing there soon. The popular […]
Fairmont’s Union Mission invites people to come in from the cold
FAIRMONT – The Union Mission was a hot ticket on a 17-degree afternoon Tuesday. “We had 27 people come in last night to stay,” said Jeff Benedict, the clergyman who […]
City museum debuts retrospective of Gospel Singing Koon Family
WESTOVER – On a rainy autumn evening 15 years ago, The Gospel Singing Koon Family was doing what it does: punching holes in the clouds (absolutely) with an unbridled joyful […]
NWS: Frigid temps could be with us through mid-February
FAIRMONT – North-central West Virginia hunkered down Monday in the frigid aftermath of Winter Storm Fern, which brought substantial snow – and teeth-chattering cold with it – to the region […]
City of Fairmont accepting applications for District 5 council seat
FAIRMONT – The administrative search to fill the now-empty District 5 seat on Fairmont City Council is underway. Said seat was left vacant by the untimely death two weeks ago […]
Mon’s top spellers sound it out during 2026 Bee
SABRATON – They got into a war of words Wednesday in Monongalia County Schools – but it wasn’t a bad thing. In fact, academically speaking, it was a good thing. […]
Of dog paws and propane: What do to when waiting for a winter storm to hit
SABRATON – Rachel Wattick made purposeful strides to the counter at Bruceton Farm and Home on Friday afternoon. She had that looming winter storm in mind that’s expected to start […]
First deliveries of ballistics glass for Safe Schools work in Marion County set to go out
FAIRMONT – It wasn’t a toast, but Donna Heston did lift a glass – of sorts – during Monday’s meeting of the Marion County Board of Education. Make that ballistics […]
Tygart Valley United Way wants to give you all the credit — come tax prep time
FAIRMONT – Getting ready to do your taxes doesn’t have to be a taxing proposition, Casey Gilbert will tell you. In fact, said Gilbert, who is community impact director of […]
