I have known about climate change since I was very young. My parents and teachers would discuss the harmful effects of increased carbon emissions across the world: animals becoming endangered, […]
Education
FSU prepares for onset of Campus Carry
FAIRMONT — It’s the last part of Gov. Jim Justice’s earlier quote that was giving graduate student Taylor Tennant pause Monday on the campus of Fairmont State University.When Justice signed […]
School’s out: Nancy Walker ends 28-year tenure on Mon BOE
This coming Monday will be one of those “make a note of it” days for the Monongalia County Board of Education. When the board meets that evening — Nancy Walker […]
Gov. Justice presents two WVU astrophysicists with Distinguished West Virginian awards
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice came to Morgantown on Monday to celebrate the achievements of two WVU astrophysicists and present them with Distinguished West Virginian awards. The honorees were Maura […]
Robot road trip: Fairmont State ‘Falcotronix’ team programming success
FAIRMONT — An outlay of $2,000 will take you places when your robot is planning the road trip. That’s how much money Falcotronix, the robotics club of Fairmont State University, […]
Birthday with a purpose: Governor’s Schools ongoing for state’s 161st
Thursday was West Virginia Day and Dustin Lambert was spending the morning of it on Interstate 77. He was motoring from Charleston, the Mountain State’s capital city, to Wheeling, which […]
Youth center aiming to become micro school
REEDSVILLE — A youth center in Preston County is growing and has plans to become a micro school. Located in Valley Industrial Park, the Preston County Youth Center (PCYC) in […]
Justice says more homeschool oversight may mean less kids ‘falling through the cracks’
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice says there has to be some middle ground when it comes to keeping up with home-school students. “Twenty-seven thousand homeschool kids in West Virginia and […]
Mon Head Start garners $1.8M outlay from Health and Human Services
Monongalia County Schools just got another boost — for the booster seat crowd. The district’s Head Start and Early Start programs last week received $1.8 million in federal monies from […]
Getting wild on campus at Fairmont State
FAIRMONT — That turtle ambling along at Fairmont State University the other day didn’t realize he was officially certified. Falcon Park, an outdoor expanse which sprouted at the school from […]
