Put Tony Harris behind a big steering wheel, and you’ve got a happy man. That, he did for 20 years as a school bus driver in Preston County. Harris navigated […]
Author: Jim Bissett/ The Dominion Post
Mon school district directing seniors to academic life — after high school
Last week’s news on the college-going rate for high school seniors from the Class of 2021 in West Virginia didn’t surprise Donna Talerico, the deputy superintendent of Monongalia County schools. […]
An American moment, in Morgantown: Traveling couple takes the pulse of the nation in photographs and ledger entries
It’s hard not to be intrigued, and even harder to resist, when Linda and Robert Kalman approach you. There’s Linda, with her Midwestern geniality and folksy friendliness. And there’s Robert, […]
Mon Schools: Weapons detectors may occasionally be placed at home football games this fall — as part of overall testing of the devices
Now that school is back in session and football is again upon the land, will the weapons detectors purchased earlier by Monongalia County’s Board of Education be showing up at […]
Teachable lunch: First Ward woman and her daughters make lunches for those less fortunate on first day of school
Sometimes, a person just wants to do something unconditionally nice for her community, that’s all. That’s why Stacey Elza kept staring at that cooler on her porch. And that’s why […]
Mon school board gets educated on Amendment 2
Amendment 2 is going to generate lots of math homework — anywhere from $17 million to $18 million a year, in fact — for the Monongalia County Board of Education […]
First day of school in Mon: Going through the detectors — and coming back from the charters
The new reality of life for Monongalia County’s three public high schools kicked in Tuesday morning for the first day of the fall term. Or rather, queued up – for […]
Mon readies for first day of school
Those Bluebird buses are back on the road this morning in Monongalia County. Today is the first day of school in Mon, with 11,470 students, according to the most-recent enrollment […]
Mission and mind: Fairmont’s martial arts students set the tone
FAIRMONT — Sawyer Ammons was all sound and (controlled) fury as he performed his kata — the collective kicks, punches and other moves that are the traditional opening of any […]
From Super Bowls to Super Donuts, ‘You have to keep moving,’ Franco Harris says
Franco Harris got an immaculate reception, of sorts, Friday morning at South Middle School. The 100 or so people in the auditorium laughed warmly at the one-liners launched out with […]
