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Game Changer dinner: ‘The dawn of a new era’ in bringing hope to kids

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS – Game Changer founder Joe Boczek looked out over a room full of West Virginia business and political leaders, politicians and prominent athletes Wednesday evening. “The best and the brightest in West Virginian and the nation have come together” to fight ...

Free book sharing box installed outside aquatic center

Miss Morgantown 2020 Ashley Schifano installed a Little Free Library book-sharing box on Wednesday, outside the Aquatic Center at Mylan Park. “I was able to build and stock the free little library because of our community,” Schifano said. “It wasn’t something I did on my ...

Mon BOE hears request to lessen mask mandate

Carmen Abreu is hoping to save a little face this coming fall in Monongalia County’s school district. Abreu, who first spoke to Board of Education members last month asking them to reconsider the district’s mask mandate for students in younger grades, presented a petition with 316 ...

Concerned parent suggests Preston schools consider metal detectors

KINGWOOD – The Preston Board of Education is considering adding metal detectors as a further safety measure at Preston County schools. At Monday's meeting, a local resident told board members her child, a student at Preston High, recently received a death threat on Snapchat.  She ...

West Virginia University updates COVID-19 guidance

MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University publicly updated its mask-wearing and out-of-state travel COVID-19 policies for fully vaccinated individuals in a WVU Today article published Tuesday. According to the story, WVU has decided to loosen some of its restrictions regarding masks and ...

Mon’s school district mulls over second COVID vax for middle-schoolers

Eddie Campbell Jr. knows all about teachable moments. Monongalia County’s superintendent of schools began his career as a teacher and coach in Virginia. Campbell’s resume also includes a stint as administrator of an American school in Shanghai and a turn as principal of a high school right below the Arctic Circle in Alaska. He had one teachable moment right after the other at home this weekend. The teachers of those teachable moments were Mon’s Class of 2021. Campbell was on the stage for commencement exercises at Morgantown High, University and Clay-Battelle. He ...