Johnnie Johnson, the boogie-woogie piano player and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, once told an understated story about his collaborations with the new guy in his band. “Well, […]
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Keep your kids movin’ at Mylan Park on Jan. 7
Remember last Saturday, when you came downstairs to regard your kid having potato chips and chocolate milk for breakfast, while parked in front of a tiny screen, vanquishing one computer-generated […]
Mon Valley Habitat for Humanity getting you where you live in 2023
Stepping into the job as interim director of Mon Valley Habitat for Humanity was a snap for Elaine McVay. And no, she isn’t talking the holiday gingerbread contest that wraps […]
MHS a national finalist in Samsung STEM competition
Morgantown High School is one of 300 schools across the country named a finalist in the Solve for Tomorrow competition, sponsored annually by Samsung Electronics America. Samsung launched the competition […]
Mon students back from holiday break, but clean-up work still continues at North and Mountainview
Cyclone’s greetings. Even with all that rain, Eddie Campbell Jr., was pragmatic about the isobars and low-pressure systems Tuesday. “At least it’s not snowing,” the superintendent of Monongalia County Schools […]
Class discussion: Mon Schools’ 2022 anything but uneventful
After the batteries in both megaphones died, the students just yelled louder. “Whose school is it?” “Our school!” “Whose school is it?” “Our school!” The discourse often took on decibels […]
‘And my neighbors aren’t Ukrainian’: Ukrainians talk resolve, compassion
The sun’s setting rays caught rows of potted sunflowers strategically arranged on tables in front of WVU’s Mountainlair at the end of a mellow afternoon last May. Each petal flared […]
Nothing like a good book: State debuts literacy campaign for elementary students
It’s both the classroom adage and intellectual absolute: By third grade, a kid is no longer learning to read. He’s reading to learn. Or, he should be. However, that’s not […]
Mon school buildings damaged by last week’s weather
It was a relatively balmy 45 degrees Wednesday afternoon as Eddie Campbell Jr., worked through some paperwork in his office. Insurance paperwork, the Monongalia County Schools superintendent said, ruefully. That’s […]
Of blue jeans, drywall and ‘an instinct for the underdog’: Friends and colleagues remember Larry Starcher
It didn’t take long for the bona fides to start stacking up after that call, Phyllis Stewart said, Tuesday. She’s talking about the one that came in from the office […]
