Morgantown and University high schools may be rivals in sports – but the two schools are on the same team when it comes to preparing their students for the next […]
Author: Jim Bissett/ The Dominion Post
Trio of educators to receive Boy Scout award for their work in the classroom
Jay Cole, Michelle Richards-Babb and Sheri Petitte may — or may not — know how to navigate their way out of the deep woods with just a compass and their […]
Six MHS students earn elite recognition
A big future now awaits six students from Morgantown High School. BigFuture is the online guide administered by the national College Board to help students get ready for education […]
‘All right, Harold … Rest in peace’
FAIRMONT – Remember that guy back in high school? You know: The guy who got good grades, starred in sports and was nice to everybody – even the kids who […]
A BEAST of a ride: Mon Schools expect to receive two electric buses in December
Two beasts are about to be unleashed in Monongalia County. And no, Tony Harris said the afternoon of a Friday the 13th, he isn’t referencing the capsule plot of the […]
Crowdfunding campaign brings in more than $285K for Mary Lou Retton
FAIRMONT – In summer 1976, Mary Lou Retton was 8 years old – and glued to the console television set in the living room of her childhood home on Beverly […]
‘I can’t imagine my life without 4-H’: Mon students talk to BOE about their association with the enrichment program
Ben Martin was a self-described “shy kid” growing up – but you never would have known that, judging by his appearance before members of the Monongalia County Board of Education […]
Aristotle Jones named a Black Appalachian Storyteller Fellow
The Appalachian Soul Man is going west. Aristotle Jones, the Morgantown musician, community activist and podcast host who is also known professionally by the above moniker, will perform in Salt […]
Just plane interesting: Two area natives served on the same World War II bomber — two crews apart
Remember “Pin Up Girl”? That was the name of the B-24 bomber Okey Edgell flew in for 13 missions during World War II. Okey, 97, who lives in Fairmont with […]
Walk to End Alzheimer’s: ‘You aren’t alone’
Here’s something to think about the next fall football Saturday you show up at the gate with your ticket in hand, Debbie Spiker said. The number of people suffering from […]
