MORGANTOWN — That stifling heat and humidity currently clamped down on north-central West Virginia isn’t going away anytime soon, AccuWeather says. And those lashing rains could be coming back, as […]
Author: Jim Bissett/ The Dominion Post
Viking Summer Raid Weekend tests participants’ strength
There’s nothing wrong with that gleaming, high-tech exercise machine you got for Christmas. Yeah, that one. The one that’s been sitting in the corner of your garage since two days […]
Church fights insecurity with garden ministry
Pastor Zac Morton knows his congregants at First Presbyterian Church don’t always have clean hands after Sunday services. He couldn’t be happier about it. Especially since he’s the guy who […]
Mom keeps fighting to spread word about PANDAS
Son came down with rare disease after having strep throat This is what makes Debbie Nelson mad: It was right out of “The Exorcist,” the mom said. When her 11-year-old […]
Expert: Charter schools have pros, cons
On Friday, Gov. Jim Justice signed the omnibus education bill that narrowly cleared Senate chambers four days earlier. With the signing, the governor kicked up the atmosphere just like the […]
BOE corrects Carmichael — it’s not in favor of charter schools
State Senate President Mitch Carmichael didn’t batten down any votes Tuesday night from the Monongalia County Board of Education. Carmichael, R-Jackson, has long championed West Virginia’s controversial education omnibus bill […]
Bus loop at Mountaineer Middle set for repairs
A sinkhole ate my homework? Not if the Monongalia County Board of Education can help it. Work is set to begin in coming weeks to correct a slippage at Mountaineer […]
75 years since world marked ‘longest day’
MORGANTOWN. W.Va. — As bullets snapped the air and worried soldiers darted their eyes this way and that, one sergeant sighed, shouldered his weapon and answered his own order. Halfway […]
Plaques honor sacrifice of Gold Star Mothers
FAIRMONT — Even if it’s just a glance, Bevelyn Greene looks at the bridge that bears her son’s name every day. “It’s just something I have to do,” the 92-year-old […]
Robotics group with students from North, Mountainview, St. Francis heads to Uruguay for competition
MORGANTOWN — OK, so maybe Montevideo, Uruguay, isn’t quite as famous as its Argentine next-door neighbor, Buenos Aries. However, the South American metropolis is known for its river beaches and […]
