FAIRMONT – Consider the number of kids in foster care in West Virginia. Right now, there are 6,094 children and teens here in that circumstance, according to numbers culled by […]
Author: Jim Bissett/ The Dominion Post
Mon Schools’ ‘Sizzler’ literacy program gets a read on summer
Don’t wait for the movie – read the book. And enjoy a nice snack box from Monongalia County Schools while you’re at it. That’s the motivation behind the district’s “Summer […]
Cheyenne O’Dowd was in the business of caring
Carolyn O’Dowd will never forget the Post-It notes. Thousands of them, literally, that she helped her daughter, Cheyenne O’Dowd, write during Cheyenne’s senior year of high school back home in […]
Nancy Walker wants Mon’s BOE to go to school on the failure of The Renaissance Academy bond measure
Nancy Walker, the longest-tenured member of the Monongalia County Board of Education, who is stepping down this summer after 28 years in her elected post, asked her fellow board members […]
Clay-Battelle Class of 2024: Of ‘The Lion King’ and life’s simple pleasures
BLACKSVILLE — Calliope Beers — “Cal,” to all who know her — didn’t have to paint a picture Sunday afternoon. “Oh, yeah, I’ll definitely miss people,” the member of Clay-Battelle’s […]
Don Wilcox: WVU marching band director was about pride, personality and performance
Like the state of West Virginia formation on the 50-yard-line during halftime at Mountaineer Field, the tributes kept lining up Tuesday for Don Wilcox, the director emeritus of WVU’s marching […]
MHS Class of 2024: ‘It started out being weird — but it worked out’
Abigail Duncan was an eighth-grader when the call came down. It was March 13, 2020 – Friday, the 13th – and Gov. Jim Justice had just ordered all public schools […]
Ken Godwin: A song in lots of hearts
Hey, kid, no pressure: but there’s the spotlight, and it’s time for your big number, so get out there and show ‘em how it’s done. That’s how it worked for […]
UHS Class of 2024: ‘Never let your fears hold you back’
Everyone was teasing Rose McCoy about the giant fantasy novel she was graduating to, during University High School’s 98th commencement Friday night. Not that she was being disrespectful, mind you. […]
Mon students earn Golden Horseshoe honor
Sure, you know your West Virginia pop culture. Your Mothman, your Mary Lou Retton, and the like. You know your favorite foods: pepperoni rolls, ramps, a certain hot dog place […]
