Weather or not, Monongalia County Schools Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. will likely have to make some more snow day decisions for the rest of week. Tuesday was one of those […]
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Mon Commission taking another look at employee vaccination policy
Fully vaccinated. The definition of the phrase has changed over time. When the Monongalia County Commission adopted its employee vaccination policy last August, it meant one or two shots, depending […]
Beach announces plan to run for Monongalia County Commission
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Bob Beach, D-Monongalia, announced in the fall that he would not seek reelection to the West Virginia Senate. It appears his focus has shifted a bit closer […]
Raise your hand: Mon schools talk teacher shortage, Legislative session
MORGANTOWN — Sure, it looks good on paper, Eddie Campbell Jr. said, but where are you going to get the people? Campbell, Monongalia County’s superintendent of schools, was musing about […]
Mon BOE talks boosters, Harvey’s legacy
Monongalia County students will be able to roll up their sleeves for their COVID boosters as early as next month, the district said. Donna Talerico, Mon’s deputy superintendent of schools, […]
More than 100 Mon students out with COVID
COVID didn’t take any snow days last week in Monongalia County schools. The district ended the weather-shortened week with 116 positive cases among students. Another 281 classmates sat out in […]
Friday was a snow day in Mon, but district is saving remote-learning for the wind-chill
MORGANTOWN — Snow is a relative thing, Eddie Campbell Jr. said Friday — and he’s got the resume to back that up. But that’s getting ahead of the narrative. Just […]
Bloom issues mask challenge: Just wear it
MORGANTOWN — “Mon County is exceptional. Our citizens are above the others, and we’re going to prove it.” And with that, Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom issued a challenge. […]
Bloom to lead Mon Commission in 2022
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission began its first meeting of 2022 by passing the president’s gavel from Sean Sikora to Tom Bloom. This year will mark Bloom’s 10th year […]
Mon’s schools ‘as normal as can be right now,’ senior says
MORGANTOWN — You get your “normal” where you can, Liam O’Connor said Wednesday. “Yeah, this is really on the downward slide now,” the Morgantown High School student said. He’s referring […]












