There was many a furtive, teenaged night when Medal of Honor recipient Tom Bennett would find himself sneaking back into his house. No, the Morgantown High School student wasn’t out […]
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Dave Raese retiring from The Dominion Post — son Adam set to take over as publisher
Son of a gun. Dave Raese, the longtime publisher of The Dominion Post, is retiring. “It’s time,” he said. Time was what he put in plenty of, in the newspaper […]
MHS Class of 2023: ‘I wasn’t gonna miss it’
Sometimes, you just have to roll with it, no matter your circumstances. Josh McDonald was doing plenty of that Saturday morning on the turf of Pony Lewis Field. The Morgantown […]
UHS Class of 2023: ‘That didn’t take long, huh?’
Shadows were already starting to lengthen across the campus of University High School early Friday evening when seniors Emma Hennessey and Kael Heinz stopped their stride. The friends, who had […]
‘West Virginia was where I learned work ethic’ — 84 Lumber president, CEO helps dedicate new store in Sabraton
Lots of heavy lifting in the lumberyard. Maggie Hardy knows. “Oh, yeah,” she said. “I threw my back out twice.” That’s what happens, she said, when you work in just […]
MTEC graduation: ‘That’s what made me want to go into this even more’
Greg Dausch just might be the only person you know with Sir Edward Elgar programmed into his cellphone’s playlist. “OK, let’s bring ‘em out,” he said as he punched up […]
Mon BOE recognizes top-performing students, staffers
Now comes the (early) celebrating. With the last day of school arriving next week for summer break, Monongalia County’s Board of Education took the time during its last meeting of […]
Mom of 6-year-old at North Elementary sues teacher, aide and school board
The mother of a 6-year-old boy alleged to have suffered physical abuse in a classroom at North Elementary School last November is suing. Named in the lawsuit brought Monday by […]
W.Va. tops in pre-kindergarten education
It’s the kind of educational ranking West Virginia officials actually don’t mind reading about. That’s because the Mountain State just placed near the top in the nation, in being able […]
Area graduations set for the collective Class of 2023
Weather or not, the Class of 2023 is set to go forth this week and weekend across the region. It begins with three separate, outdoor ceremonies Wednesday for graduates of […]
