MORGANTOWN — As president of WVU, Gordon Gee spends a big part of his day telling students how to be successful in life. Monday morning, at the Mountainlair, he instructed […]
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Students celebrate as Mon County Schools let out for the summer
MORGANTOWN — And just like that, it was summer. Sort of. “Oh, yeah, they get out here pretty quick,” Isaiah Harvey said, with a sage nod. “The parents are always […]
Skyview Elementary hosts carnival to raise money for local charity
MORGANTOWN — So, what does $4,200 look like at Skyview Elementary School? Picture 61 cents, in a plastic bag. Pennies, mostly. Or, a folded-up $5 bill, originally intended as a birthday gift. […]
Groundbreaking takes place for WVU Medicine Children’s Tower
MORGANTOWN — Reilly Albertson is only 11 years old, but she’s already penned a handful of novels, including a romantic tear-jerker and a page-turning crime mystery. “I have a few […]
Show, sale celebrates region’s glass-making history
WESTOVER — The annual Old Morgantown Glass Collectors’ Guild show and sale wrapped up here Sunday. If you aren’t familiar with the guild, and if you’re already conjuring images of […]
Longtime Ridgedale Elementary teacher retires
MORGANTOWN — Sure, there’s “retirement,” (more on those quotation marks later), which is what Diane Griffin-Donley is doing Wednesday June 6. That’s the last day of school in Monongalia County, […]
MTEC chef, Ridgedale teacher recognized at Mon BOE meeting
MORGANTOWN — Tuesday night’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education (BOE) had some star power attached. That’s because Chef Brian and Miss Carol were in the house. Your […]
Mon County schools recognized in “America’s Best High Schools” edition
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County’s three public high schools were prominently noted in U.S. News and World Report’s recent “America’s Best High Schools” edition for 2018. How prominent? Try Nos. 1, 3 […]
Mon BOE passes $127M budget
MORGANTOWN — Nicole Kemper had 127 million reasons to feel relieved during Monongalia County Board of Education’s (BOE) meeting May 29. That’s because the board, with members Barbara Parsons and […]
Easton Roller Mill begins summer tour season
MORGANTOWN — Here’s some grist to the mill for your argument, the next time you complain about things not being built the way they used to be built. You know: […]
