Sure, I felt silly the first time I took a walk around my neighborhood with a mask on. Now I’m pretty accustomed to it. I’ve smiled at people who are […]
Education
WVU, MCHD and landlord move-in/-out recommendations in process
A group, led by Lee Smith and the Monongalia County Health Department, plans to issue recommendations on how landlords and tenants can best handle the moving in/out process under COVID-19 […]
Teacher of the Year
Morgantown High School honors English teacher Kevin Colistra with a sign and balloons outside of the school on Wilson Avenue. Colistra has been named Monongalia County Schools Teacher of the […]
Eastwood Elementary celebrates Earth Day
Wednesday was Earth Day, the 50th anniversary of the post-Aquarian, environmental happening in 1970. By rights, the environment for acknowledging that day shouldn’t have been very harmonious at Eastwood Elementary […]
BOE responds to school closures announcement
That sigh of relief you heard Tuesday afternoon came from the offices of the Monongalia County Board of Education. Make that, an inevitable sigh of relief, Mon Schools Superintendent Eddie […]
Gov. Justice orders schools closed for rest of school year; distance learning to continue
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced during his Tuesday coronavirus press briefing that kids won’t be returning to their school buildings for the rest of the school year. They will […]
Mon County high school seniors given graduation choices
Never mind that English paper you forgot to turn in for that big, big grade. Or those student fees you never quite got around to paying. For high school seniors […]
Climate change problems affect all
Wednesday is Earth Day, and with that in view three local experts talked about climate, energy efficiency and energy jobs during a statewide webinar last weekend. The webinar was hosted […]
Mon BOE to consider levy rates at tonight’s meeting
Pandemics don’t care about property values. That’s why members of the Monongalia County Board of Education are meeting in special session today. Levy rates will be the main topic of […]
Fairmont State nursing school waives TEAS for 2020-21 academic year
Fairmont State University’s School of Nursing has received approval from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing Practice, ACEN, to waive the TEAS testing program admission requirement for the 2020-2021 […]
