Monongalia County school buses will again be on the road three weeks from now. The first day of school for the district is Aug. 20, when around 11,500 students are […]
Author: Jim Bissett/ The Dominion Post
Arts commission in Fairmont celebrates its 40th anniversary Saturday
FAIRMONT – On a rainy afternoon 11 years ago in the band room at University High School … Neil King was bopping for all he was worth. King, who was […]
More and more women pilots enrolled in Fairmont State aviation programs
FAIRMONT — In skies achingly clear over north-central West Virginia 30 years ago, the late Rose Cousins, by all airborne accounts, was a woman content. During those lofty, leisurely afternoons, […]
Thursday is W.Va. Donor Day: Aims to raise awareness about importance of organ donation
Tammy Bishoff celebrates that letter. Because every time she re-reads it, she knows that Brayden, in essence, is still alive. Every time she re-reads it, she knows its author is […]
Marion County educator among state Teacher of the Year nominees
FAIRMONT — Salad bar of the future? That’s the hope of Marion County educator Krista Blankenship, who was recently named a West Virginia state teacher of the year nominee for […]
Mother’s love beyond the veil? Missing grave marker reawakens enduring mystery in Morgantown
Ron Rittenhouse blinked. And blinked again. “He just looked like he was sleeping,” the chief photographer of The Dominion Post said, remembering the day he saw little Harry Spitz in […]
Move over, Babydog: Jim Justice is getting a bobblehead, too
First Babydog, now Big Jim. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee announced Friday that Justice, the sitting West Virginia governor and current candidate for U.S. Senate, […]
Signature McDonald’s sandwich — with a north-central West Virginia connection
FAIRMONT — This is the fast-food jingle you know, even if you don’t know it. “Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame-seed bun …” It […]
Mon students do better than W.Va. and the world in AP test scores
Monongalia County students taking Advanced Placement courses this past year outpaced their peers across West Virginia and around the world, Courtney Crawford told Board of Education members Tuesday night. “Here’s […]
Breakfast at Ruby & Ketchy’s: after 66 years, the legendary diner is being sold
It was 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ruby & Ketchy’s, and the parking lot was stacked just like one of those scrambled egg breakfasts that have been a signature since its […]
