Monongalia County Board of Education member Mike Kelly used a school bus analogy to deliver a facts-of-life message from the board to area lawmakers last week. Say there are 70 […]
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Zorrah Lawson ‘visualizes’ the 13th Amendment for Human Rights Day
If politics were a painting, the expression wouldn’t be a static study of, say, flowers in a vase on an oh-so-tidy tabletop. It would be full of etches, shades and […]
At Bill Poe’s house for Christmas, here comes Santa Claus (but keep your eyes on the road)
Bill Poe once (almost) made the holidays especially bright for somebody’s insurance agent. That was when two cars, traveling in opposite directions on the road that runs past his Lazzelle […]
ReStore inventory auction is Saturday
The ReStore for Mon Valley Habitat for Humanity may be closed, but that doesn’t mean its mission can’t continue, Habitat’s executive director Elaine Holstine McVay said. In other words, you’ll […]
No bullying on Brener’s watch: Westwood Middle student is Mon’s Student of the Month for November
Face it. Middle school can be tough. You remember. Brener Wrachford, however, is an island of mediation at Westwood Middle School, where he’s enrolled in 8th grade. Principal John Conrad […]
First word on ’24: Mon Schools spelling bee is next month
Brian Kiehl says he expects things will be hunky-dory during the 2024 Monongalia County Schools Spelling Bee, which will be Jan. 10 at the district’s central office in Sabraton. Kiehl […]
MHS Class of 2023 distinguished alumni: The doctor without borders, the energy innovator, the beloved teacher and coach
The past president of Doctors Without Borders USA is heading this year’s class of distinguished alumni at Morgantown High School. Dr. Darin Portnoy, who graduated from MHS in 1980, went […]
Trevor Cooke: Proudly (uniquely) West Virginian
“… Proudly West Virginian Appalachia’s living When my people winning Don’t you dare forget it …” To hear that hook is to know, immediately, that Trevor Cooke is a songwriter, […]
Global literacy advocate Rania Zuri makes the Forbes ’30 under 30′ list
Rania Zuri, the recent Morgantown High graduate who has garnered international accolades in her work for the advancement of literacy across the U.S. and the globe, just made the Forbes […]
‘You’re just gonna have to come to see it’: Renowned collector Herold Berthy’s estate auction is Saturday
In this crowd, the late Herold Berthy was as unique as the spelling of his name. Among the legions of barn-picking sojourners, coveters of vintage vehicles and enthusiasts of all […]
