Educators from across West Virginia were talking about school capacity Thursday in Morgantown. Just not the infrastructure kind. The discourse didn’t have a thing to do with classroom sizes. Or, […]
Author: Jim Bissett/ The Dominion Post
Local Boy Scouts recount Jamboree experiences prior to week-long get-together
GLEN DALE, W.Va. — Boy Scouts these days can earn a merit badge for designing apps for smartphones — but Nathaniel Selfridge, Patrick Ryan and J.J. Reese already know that. […]
Kurt Shaw’s journey into antique appraisal started with him getting ripped off
How much is this stuff actually worth? The family wanted to know. They were curious, not crass. Because Kurt Shaw’s grandmother had a lot of stuff. And a lot of […]
After years of waiting, stable owner makes it to the Kentucky Derby
This is a story partly about horses, a horsewoman and the most famous horse race of all, the Kentucky Derby. Which is why we’re opening with … fish. Specifically, the […]
Bikers fly high at 15th annual MountainFest Rally
A journey has its just rewards, so long as a right-cool vessel is involved. (The delivery system, don’t you know.) No, the above didn’t come from Sigmund Freud, or Peter […]
From baking to blowtorches: Summer Snowflake program allows students to experience variety of trades
No, it has nothing to do with the blood product. Jamiere Evans wields a mean plasma cutter, and the student who will be a freshman at University High School this […]
Protests staged at Rep. McKinley’s Morgantown office target Trump policies, recent comments
This land is your land. Woody Guthrie got the last word Wednesday afternoon at David McKinley’s Morgantown office in Seneca Center. Around 20 members of Morgantown Working Families, an advocacy […]
Mon BOE discusses how county expansion affects schools
MORGANTOWN — WestRidge, work orders and what happens when the person who takes care of “that thing,” retires or goes on vacation. So went Tuesday night’s special session on facilities […]
Appointments for kindergarten registration being taken for Aug. 12
If your kid is old enough for kindergarten in Monongalia County and you still haven’t registered for fall, you have one more chance to make the grade. Registration by appointment […]
ECRISP program aims to help teachers deal with classroom stressors
Pop quiz: What is the category on a teacher evaluation form that can cause the sweat glands on the palms of novice educators to rain just like a West Virginia […]
