The coronavirus has driven us indoors and separated us from coworkers, friends and loved ones. That’s nothing really new for Sara Loftus, a West Virginia University geography […]
Education
Meadow Green Stables teaches campers skills, both on and off their horses
At Meadow Green Stables, off Kingwood Pike, campers learn skills that will help them on and off the horses — their companions this week. The five-day camp, […]
WVU plans to return to campus for fall semester, considers off-site locations for classrooms
Students returning to West Virginia University’s Morgantown campus for the fall semester could find themselves in strange classrooms this August. During a webinar for the WVU community […]
West Virginia Department of Education talks fall reopenings; assessing re-entry scenarios
W. Clayton Burch, West Virginia’s newly named Superintendent of Schools, didn’t waste any time Wednesday laying the framework for a big assignment concerning the first day of […]
Huggins takes only contested seat on Preston BOE
KINGWOOD — With all 28 precincts reporting, unofficial results Tuesday showed Bruce Huggins winning the only contested seat on the Preston County Board of Education. There were […]
Nancy Walker pulls nearly 44% of Monongalia County Board of Education votes
Nancy Walker apparently won’t need a note from home to keep her seat on the Monongalia County Board of Education — even if absentee voters gave their […]
BOE hopes for more varied choices in summer meal boxes
KINGWOOD — As the summer food program for children begins in Preston County, the county board of education said it hopes for more variety in the food. […]
Preston Health Department refuses to approve PHS outdoor graduation
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Health Department will not approve Preston High’s outdoor graduation ceremony. Preston School Superintendent Steve Wotring said Monday that he had received word […]
Senior ceremonies back on schedule, set for June 25
MORGANTOWN — Paul Mihalko and John Bowers played it for laughs in the photograph that appeared on the Twitter feed of Monongalia County Schools last week.Never mind […]
Falcons Fighting for the Arts hosts press conference June 8
Fairmont State University Board of Governors voted in May to discontinue music and theater programs at the end of the next academic year.It didn’t take long for […]