You remember. With its shark-tank social hierarchy, middle school (face it) isn’t a lot of fun for a lot of kids. Unless, say, you went to Westwood Middle School and […]
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U.S. News and World Report ranks MHS and UHS as the No. 1 and No. 3 best high schools in the state
In print, and on the record. The annual “best of” rankings of America’s high schools from U.S. and World Report are in, and schools from Monongalia County are again heading […]
West Virginia Drag Racer Hall of Fame to celebrate the 10th anniversary
Cooler than a 57 Chevy. A 57 Chevy, in two-tone black and silver. With enough chrome and shine to be spied by Sputnik, when the sun hits it right. That’s […]
A reunion — with a character he used to know
FAIRMONT – Settle in, for the story of how Okla “Okey” Edgell, a 97-year-old veteran of World War II, got his two best girls back. American airmen, amazingly, kept their […]
Mon Schools’ teaching materials available online for parents, legal guardians
Monongalia County Schools made its senatorial deadline last week. That was under the mandates of West Virginia Senate Bill 422, which requires the state’s public districts to make curriculum and […]
‘Grade inflation’ or good teaching?
For the past two decades, education pundits and others have been worrying about what they say is the scourge of “grade inflation” in America’s high schools. Grade inflation is exactly […]
‘Solve for Tomorrow’ contest launched by Samsung: Morgantown High was a national finalist last year
Contented, stable living through STEM? Samsung Electronics America hopes so. That’s because the Solve for Tomorrow contest has again clicked over for 2023. Samsung launched the competition in 2010 as […]
All in the family: The Pride program of Pierpont College receives a special gift
FAIRMONT – Cars and trucks cruising down nearby Interstate 79 told the tale. That is, you can’t get where you need to go – if you don’t have the means. […]
Deep roots: Blaney family has nearly 250 years of farming history in Mon
Moos and aahs. Bruce Blaney knows how to draw a crowd. He gathered a pretty sizable one, in fact, when he ducked around the fence at his Ringgold Farms expanse […]
United Way keynote speaker: ‘Poor’ doesn’t mean ‘lazy’
Amy Jo Hutchison got a standing ovation at the Community Leaders’ Breakfast for the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties on Friday morning – and that response echoed back […]
