dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – As the state rolls out its Motor Vehicle Property Tax Adjustment Credit this year, people who lease vehicles will have a different experience from those who own […]
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Mountain State scores in reading and math are getting better, national study shows
Call it a post-COVID push of the good kind. West Virginia’s fourth- and eighth-graders in 2024 continued to inch steady improvements in reading and math scores, despite big losses wrought […]
Mon Schools’ director of federal funding: ‘We’re just gonna have to wait — and see what happens’
Joyce Walker Bennett wanted to do something special when she retired in 2021 from Monongalia County Schools. Bennett spent 25 years as a social worker with the school district’s Head […]
Two former Hopemont employees charged with felonies in scalding death of incapacitated patient
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Dominion Post reporter David Beard is not related to Kylah Beard, one of the accused in this case. dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Two former Hopemont Hospital employees were […]
County commission hearing from frustrated trash customers
MORGANTOWN — Unlike the city of Morgantown, Monongalia County has no real dog in the fight when it comes to trash collection. Whereas the city has an exclusive and enforceable […]
Lake Lynn Generation annual report looks back at summer drought at Cheat Lake
MORGANTOWN – Lake Lynn Generation’s annual elevation and flow report gives a retrospective look at its response to the summer drought conditions that stirred – and is still stirring opposition […]
State Department of Health gives $25K grant to Mon County Health Department for WIC pilot child development program
MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Nutrition Services announced Wednesday that it is supporting the Monongalia and Marion County WIC Clinics in launching the Learn the […]
Area company investing millions at city airport
MORGANTOWN — An area company is looking to make a nearly $12 million investment in the Morgantown Municipal Airport. Members of Morgantown City Council on Tuesday moved a commercial lease […]
Charge against Natalie Webb dismissed: School district fired North Elementary principal 2 years ago, saying she failed to report incident of abuse in a timely manner
A misdemeanor charge that led to the firing of a North Elementary School principal two years ago was dismissed last week in Monongalia County Circuit Court. “I am thankful,” Natalie […]
Mon Sheriff asks community to quell rumors about bridge crash
DPNews@DominionPost.com The rumor mill is causing problems for Monongalia County investigators. Prompted by varying accounts and claims swirling online about a wreck that resulted in the death of Kevin Lataille […]
