WVU team unearths manipulative qualities of fungal-infected flyers WVU Today Mind games aren’t exclusive to humans. Cicadas infected with the parasitic fungus Massospora unknowingly engage in trickery with their fellow […]
Education
Preston County Schools releases back-to-school plan
KINGWOOD — On Tuesday Preston Schools Superintendent Steve Wotring detailed the county’s re-entry plan for this fall. The schools consulted with the Preston County Health Department and the American Association […]
Mohigan mascot rally at Morgantown High
That banner on the wall near the front doors of Morgantown High School is why, in part, those 30 or so people were gathered in the parking lot Thursday afternoon. […]
Game Changers youth substance misuse prevention program plans virtual summits; Justice joins as state ‘head coach’
MORGANTOWN — Game Changers, the statewide substance misuse prevention program for high schoolers, is going virtual this fall with four interactive summits. Game Changer Coordinator Joe Boczek, of Morgantown, and […]
Preston School calendar has staggered return to school for students
KINGWOOD — Preston County Schools unveiled what it hopes is the final school calendar this week. An earlier back-to-school plan was discarded after Gov. Jim Justice set Sept. 8 as […]
Mon teachers worried about returning to classrooms
MORGANTOWN — Nearly 87% of Monongalia County educators responding to a recent survey by the American Federation of Teachers say they don’t feel comfortable returning to their classrooms this fall. […]
WVU: Less than half to begin year on campus
Online courses to see more students due to surge in COVID-19 cases When West Virginia University begins its fall semester Aug. 26 — a week later than initially planned — […]
Petition to keep MHS mascot has nearly 4K names
Sometimes, it isn’t all sociology or political correctness. Sometimes, it’s just your school, and all its traditions therein — no more, no less. And sometimes, you have to throw a […]
700 students sign up for virtual school
KINGWOOD — A total of 700 Preston County students have signed up for virtual school this fall, most of them in the elementary grades. Another 62 students are on the […]
Local Briefs
Staff and wire reports BOE meeting tonight closed to public Tonight’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education as with the case of other BOE meetings in recent weeks, […]
