MORGANTOWN — For roughly an hour Monday, more than 1,700 area residents lost power, including businesses in the Pierpont Centre on Venture Drive. At 4:08 p.m., a tree came down […]
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Wall of windows leads to insight
Considering what to write this week I gazed out my bathroom window, while brushing my teeth. My mind wandered from possible topics to my latest project, just outside the window […]
Preston BOE “highly recommends” but doesn’t mandate masks to start school year
The Preston County Board of Education’s unanimous vote to not require students to wear masks when they start the 2021-2022 school year on Wednesday was met with applause. “I’m happy,” […]
WVU Medicine, Mon Health to require COVID vaccines for all employees
MORGANTOWN — WVU Medicine and Mon Health System will require all employees to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Both systems sent The Dominion Post statements on Monday in response to an inquiry […]
Justice: Bureaucratic hurdles delay launch of vaccine booster effort
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice expressed frustration over federal bureaucratic delays in getting out vaccines boosters as West Virginia’s active cases passed 10,000 and breakthrough cases surge. “We need to […]
MHS senior on the first day of school: ‘It depends on your perspective’
MORGANTOWN — Yes, that really is a school bus in front of you at the traffic light. Aug. 24 is the first day of school across Monongalia County, and Liam […]
Woodlawn Cemetery to dedicate mining disaster memorial
FAIRMONT — Woodlawn Cemetery Board of Directors will dedicate a monument marking the graves of Fairmont miners killed in an 1886 mine disaster at noon Sept. 3 at the cemetery […]
‘Fabric is my addiction’: Pockets of Time offers array of sewing, quilting supplies
KINGWOOD — Karen Stone, owner of Pockets of Time, said she owned a fabric shop for 12 years but closed it to become a cook in the Preston County School […]
Campus rec use leads to academic achievement, retention: WVU study says
MORGANTOWN — As universities reopen this fall, research conducted at West Virginia University suggests campus recreation usage by students can lead to greater retention and overall academic achievement. The study […]
YCF accepting grant applications
MORGANTOWN — Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc. is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations for the following grant programs: Stephen D. Tanner Children’s Enrichment Fund, Taylor County […]
