On the way up to Morgantown on Tuesday morning, John Hutchison made a quick detour to top off his tank. He was driving his personal car and he paid for […]
Education
PHS student learns from top scientists
Reedsville teen takes part in national academy KINGWOOD — Preston High junior Abbigail Lilly spent part of her summer vacation rubbing elbows with some of the nation’s premier scientists. Lilly, […]
Preston High graduation moved to Thursday, May 21, to accommodate state track meet
KINGWOOD — Preston High School graduation is being moved to accommodate graduating seniors who qualify for the state track and field meet. The Class of 2020 will turn its tassels […]
‘Listening Tour’ hears concerns from locals
Bryan Daugherty didn’t give out the best of grades to West Virginia’s education system Wednesday night in Morgantown — and he’s an educator himself. “We’ve gotta create opportunities that kids […]
Campbell gets kudos, HB 206 may return in 2020 and State BOE’s listening tour in town today
Sam Brunett wasn’t watching the clock during the Monongalia County Board of Education meeting Tuesday night. He was, however, keeping a pretty keen eye on the calendar. “January’s going to […]
Spaghetti dinner benefits MHS band
Twelve minutes. That’s how long the meatballs take in the oven. First, however, they must be prepped and rolled, all of which is done by Morgantown High School band parents […]
Financial, academic factors weighed on WVU’s decision to sell dairy herd
MORGANTOWN — Ken Blemings, interim dean of WVU’s Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, said the recent decision to sell off the university’s herd of dairy cattle was […]
Preston County BOE clarifies where levy funds are spent
KINGWOOD — How the school levy impacts sports and fundraising by boosters was clarified at this week’s Preston County Board of Education meeting. Representatives of the Preston High School Athletic […]
Camp Flintlock’s colonial reenactment visits St. Francis
Adam Young played his share of bleak, post-Apocalyptic video games when he was kid — but not for the reasons you might think. He wasn’t zoning out on the pixilated […]
BOE launches program to help students leave stress at home
The majority of Mountain State students who enter high school as freshmen leave like they’re supposed to. That is, four years later (or thereabouts), they gleefully turn their tassels on […]
