MORGANTOWN — It’s the same thing every year. Every year, for the first day of school, students filing into Phil Caskey’s classroom at University High School are warmly greeted by their […]
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MountainFest wraps up with Blessing of the Bikes
MORGANTOWN — Please, God, no gravel. Or potholes, fouled plugs or sideways rain. And deliver me, please, if You can, from giant trucks riding this close to my rear wheel. […]
11-year-old boy and his father restore 1979 Buick LeSabre
MORGANTOWN — Jagger Matheny had some time on his hands last week at his house near Morgantown. Or, rather, he had some time on his dashboard. “Check out the clock,” […]
State education summit seeks to increase number of high school graduates that enroll in college
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s high school graduation rate of 89.4 percent last year was the third-highest in the nation, coming in just behind Iowa and New Jersey. However, like the […]
Mon BOE renews moratorium on elementary school transfers into county
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Board of Education (BOE) did a take on those old commercials for Las Vegas tourism Tuesday (July 24) night. That is, what happens this year […]
New superintendent talks about upcoming school year
MORGANTOWN — The latest gathering of educators to hit Morgantown is right out of the teaching manual for Eddie Campbell Jr., Monongalia County’s new superintendent of schools. Educators and administrators […]
Dream Machines display classic cars at zoo
KINGWOOD — Mustangs and Cougars were among the pack at Hovatter’s Zoo on Sunday afternoon. So were Corvairs, Corvettes, Cadillacs — and a powder-blue 1979 Ford Thunderbird (complete with a […]
Middle-schoolers to attend 4-H STEM camp
MORGANTOWN — Middle-schoolers from across the Mountain State are going to college this week at WVU. The students in grades 6-8 are taking part in science, technology, engineering and math […]
Former prison warden writes book detailing experiences
MORGANTOWN — No one was selling wolf tickets for this one. When the call came in, every correctional officer on the block, including the warden, took off in the direction […]
Mon County Schools to recognize “Hometown Heroes” for volunteer work in schools
MORGANTOWN — Superman would have likely been lapped twice Thursday (July 19) night at North Elementary School. That is, if the Man of Steel had tried to go step-for-step with […]
