As a student at University High School, Lauren Cole’s most-coveted fashion accessory, so it appeared, was the No. 8 jersey she wore while starring on the girls varsity lacrosse team. […]
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Mon teacher in Washington felt ‘listened to’ at awards ceremony
It was just one seat in the Rose Garden, but the way Amber Nichols saw it, she had the whole expanse filled, metaphorically. “That seat was for every West Virginia […]
The legacy continues: Second annual Adrianna Chico Evans teaching award given at St. Francis
Luke Evans couldn’t stop giggling toward the end of the program Wednesday evening at St. Francis Central Catholic School. And, in the way of parochial school dynamics, the kid was […]
Architect tapped for $72 million school: Now it’s up to the contract negotiation, Mon district says
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 […]
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 […]
