The 10th annual Julie Foster Hawk Walk took place 1-3 p.m. Friday at University High School. The Hawk Walk was founded to raise money to support then-UHS teacher Julie Foster […]
Education
Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club morning, afternoon offerings back in place
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club, which was ordered to close its doors last month, is slowly rehabbing its way back to its job description. Eric Murphy […]
Preston school enrollment up slightly
KINGWOOD — Preliminary figures show that Preston County didn’t lose enrollment this school year. For an area that has seen a long term decline in enrollment, that’s good news, noted […]
Trinity Christian’s new class focuses on coding and robotics
Justin Braun is a wrench-turner from way back, even if he is still just a junior at Trinity Christian School. He’s car-crazy, and wants to major in mechanical engineering. Wednesday […]
Preston considering eliminating valedictorian, salutatorian
KINGWOOD — A proposed policy change would eliminate the valedictorian, salutatorian and Knights Honors at Preston High and substitute other academic honors for seniors. Preston School Superintendent Steve Wotring told […]
Mon County students head back to school
Just like that, those Bluebird buses are back on the road this morning in Monongalia County. Today is the first day of school in Mon — and about 12,000 students […]
Rotary sponsors Spanish exchange
KINGWOOD — The Rotary Club of Kingwood is sending an exchange student to Spain. And it gave exchange student Cozette Ries $500 to help with expenses. Ries, who would enter […]
MPD increases presence in school zones
It’s that time of year, when driving in Morgantown becomes a lot more hazardous, time-consuming and frustrating, but there’s no excuse to break traffic laws just because you’re in a […]
Preston students return to school
KINGWOOD — “Good morning, good morning, welcome back. Day one!” Kingwood Elementary Dean of Students Duane Frund’s cheery voice greeted students as they arrived for class. Preston County grades first […]
Preston board discusses demolishing old Arthurdale gym
KINGWOOD — Preston County Schools would like to hang onto the former Arthurdale gym, but there are some qualifications in the deed that must be followed. The gym was part […]
