TUNNELTON — With his penchant for nicknames and one-liners, Okey Dalton, his friends said with love Monday, could be a little granddad-goofy at times. Until emergency dispatchers toned out a […]
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Five contestants move on in Mon County Schools Spelling Bee
MORGANTOWN — There are currently more than 1 million words in the English vocabulary, and more than a few owe their origins to Latin and Old English. Mahnoor Jafri and […]
Girls & Women in Sports Day: WVU female athletes encourage participation
MORGANTOWN — Good thing those rowing machines were bolted down Sunday afternoon. If not, Sadie Adams and Gracey Fortney may have ended up halfway to Pittsburgh before they were done. […]
Viking Performance hosts strongman tournament, Battle in the Blizzard
MORGANTOWN — If that beer keg had been, say, a wispy little cornerback instead, Andrew Presnell would have made the ESPN highlight reel all day long. Presnell, a former offensive […]
Holocaust survivor celebrates love, family
No one could get a firm fix on the Yiddish expression being bandied about in Edith Rechter Levy’s Morgantown living room last Sunday. A’kapura, Hitler. “Kapura” means “sacrifice,” in Yiddish. […]
Brookhaven students discuss recycling initiatives with Mon board of ed
MORGANTOWN — A bunch of Brookhaven Elementary students were trash-talking Tuesday night at the Monongalia County Board of Education. The members of their school’s Green Team environmental initiative discussed recycling, […]
Church honors Martin Luther King Jr. with sermon about ‘showing up,’ doing things for others
MORGANTOWN — Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t become who he was by simply dreaming. He galvanized a movement by doing. That was the reminder Sunday afternoon during his annual tribute […]
Trinity Christian hosts science, social studies fair
MORGANTOWN — Coming up with a research project for Trinity Christian School’s Science and Social Studies Fair wasn’t a head-scratcher for Ben Lohman. The seventh-grader knew exactly what he was […]
Ridgedale Elementary students collect most canned goods for United Way
MORGANTOWN — Slide to the right, slide to the left. Take it back now, y’all. (One hop, this time). Right foot: Let’s stomp. Left foot: Let’s stomp. And that’s how […]
Making banks: Students learn about saving money
MORGANTOWN — Evan Brown was quite bowled over by the whole thing. “Whoa, man!” the fourth-grader exclaimed. “That one’s almost three bucks!” And the other was half that. Evan, who […]
