Some things are just magical, in the telling: … Before Lucy could answer, one of the Canadian geese floating on the lake flew out of the water and walked over […]
Author: Jim Bissett/ The Dominion Post
One year later: Ukrainian Community of Morgantown rallies at WVU
Slava Ukraini. “Glory to Ukraine,” in English. Those two words that serve as a call to arms and a simple, everyday greeting in a country long-accustomed to war, pealed across […]
ACT: Celebrate teachers for their work during the pandemic and in the face of hiring shortages now
Sam Brunett, who teaches art at Morgantown High School, didn’t necessarily think of himself as video savvy or tech savvy, especially before the pandemic hit in 2020. Locally — and […]
Lighting up intellects at Ridgedale Elementary
Fourth-graders at Ridgedale Elementary School didn’t pay any mind to those dreary clouds on the other side of the classroom window Wednesday afternoon. Inside, the light of learning was literally […]
MTEC to do in-school skills competition this week
Don Robinette was doing some yelling Tuesday afternoon at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center, but it wasn’t because he angry. He was endeavoring to make himself heard. “Just let […]
Mon Schools still dealing with bomb cyclone aftermath
For Monongalia County Schools, it’s the (unwanted) gift that keeps on giving. The unprecedented “bomb cyclone” over the holidays, that is. More than half of the buildings in the district […]
Former mayor Frank Scafella writes a memoir — of Morgantown
Pretty good for a kid from Wiles Hill who had dropped out of high school to join up. Frank Scafella was all ten-hut and squared away in his dress blues, […]
North Elementary principal, vice principal placed on leave ‘due to incident,’ district says
North Elementary School’s principal and vice principal have been placed on leaves of absence “due to an incident that remains under investigation,” Mon Schools Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. said Friday. […]
Campbell: Hope scholarship amendment won’t affect Mon Schools
The first reading of Policy 2371 proceeded without fanfare during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education. That’s because it was a formality. Policy 2371 will be […]
Mon Schools to partner with Pierpont on dual-degree offering
Traditionally, more than half of Monongalia County’s high school seniors go on to college after graduation. In a place on the map where a low college-going rate is also a […]
