An architectural firm known for its school construction across the U.S. and around the world has been tentatively tapped to design The Renaissance Academy – the working name for a […]
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STEAM-TAC road trip: WVU-based state learning initiative puts in lots of miles for the cause during its first year
From Elephant Toothpaste — to nearly 19,000 miles on the odometer. That’s how it’s going these days at WVU for an intellectual road-trip exercise designed to bring fun, hands-on lesson […]
Are ramps headed for a mess? Experts worry about overharvesting the popular Mountain State vegetation
No one ever raises a stink over Chef Brian Covell’s Beef Wellington recipe this time of year. Covell, the nationally acclaimed director of culinary services for the Monongalia County Technical […]
Mon Valley Habitat’s ReStore hosting an Earth Day promotion today
Today is Earth Day, an observance that in many ways is about repurposing. Which is also what the ReStore is about. The ReStore at 1825 Earl L. Core Road in […]
‘Sister Sarah’ marks 99 years in Osage: Meeting FDR as a high-schooler and working at the Pentagon in World War II are among the items in her scrapbook of memories
OSAGE – Sister Sarah will never forget what it was like regarding Franklin Roosevelt in his wheelchair and shaking his hand at the White House. And when that one movie […]
Fifty years of meals and moments
Anna Pitman and Megan McDaniel had been at work since 6 a.m. Wednesday, but they got to do something that afternoon — that normally doesn’t happen. They got to sit […]
Last day of classes, other key dates set for Mon Schools
If December went out like an angry snowman for Monongalia County Schools, then May’s conclusion is going to hit it just like Santa on a Jet Ski. District Superintendent Eddie […]
Of vapes and violence: Mon Schools trying to handle both
Adam Henkins’ career with Monongalia County Schools is going up in smoke these days. That’s why the district’s director of Safe Schools appeared before Mon’s Board of Education Tuesday night. […]
Volunteers needed for Diving Nationals next month
Everybody into the pool. The Aquatic Center at Mylan Park is making its second big splash in the world of competitive diving next month, and that means a lot of […]
Mon superintendent on school violence: ‘I don’t want us to become numb’
It took about two minutes last week for the Monongalia County Board of Education to level a 365-day expulsion on a student for violating West Virginia’s Safe Schools Act. Under […]
