MORGANTOWN — Sandra Cress found plenty to draw from during Monday’s opening day of the West Virginia Summit for Educational Excellence. The summit, which is hosted by the state Department […]
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W.Va. high school graduation rate third-highest in nation
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s high school graduation rate of nearly 90 percent was the third-highest in the nation last year, state Superintendent of Schools Steven Paine said Thursday July 12. […]
Athletes medal in the 50th annual Special Olympics USA games
MORGANTOWN — Call it the Seattle Shuffle. Scarlet Bazzle, Kristian Rowan and Danielle Cottingham were all displaying the same walk Tuesday morning at SteppingStones. When one’s neck is garlanded by […]
Mon County, WVU Psychology Dept. partnership gives teachers access to new behavioral tool
MORGANTOWN — Show of hands: What are the two words on a teacher evaluation form that can cause the palms of a novice educator to sweat like a rain forest? […]
MTEC teams with SouthPointe Energy for CDL instruction
MORGANTOWN — You just enjoyed a bag of chips. While sitting on your new couch. In front of your high-tech TV. All three of the above consumer items likely have […]
MHS graduate earns VFW Girl Scout of the Year
MORGANTOWN — It starts with a needle-stick of worry. You’re halfway to work or school, when it emerges from the ether: Did I lock the door? I know I did. […]
Town holds Fourth of July parade
MORGANTOWN — Mother Nature was the opening act at Morgantown’s Fourth of July parade. Participants were still lining up about an hour before the parade on the humid, 94-degree Wednesday […]
New superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. sworn in
MORGANTOWN — Four words kicked off the latest incarnation of the Monongalia County Board of Education (BOE), which met in special session Monday night. “OK, let’s get started,” Superintendent Eddie […]
Nesselroad memorial service to be held Friday at noon
MORGANTOWN — Look back over the past 10 years. Twenty or 30, even, if you’ve lived here a while. If you attended just one public meeting related to Morgantown or Monongalia […]
Heat wave: High temps to continue through the holiday
MORGANTOWN — The region’s current heat wave that AccuWeather is describing as “relentless,” is going to stay that way, meteorologist Danielle Knittle said. That includes Wednesday’s July 4th holiday, which […]
