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WVU Nursing to open a campus in Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT - West Virginia School of Nursing said Tuesday it will open a branch campus in the new $23 million addition under construction at United Health Center in Bridgeport by spring 2023. Tara Hulsey, WVU School of Nursing’s vice president of Health Promotion and Wellness and dean of ...

3 new COVID cases in schools

Members of Monongalia County’s Board of Education were reminded of something they already knew Tuesday night: That pandemic math doesn’t grade on curve. Particularly when to comes to the quarantining, which usually ensues any time a student, teacher or other staffer presents with a ...

Preston says blended return to school a data-keeping nightmare

KINGWOOD – The return to school on a blended learning schedule is proving to be a data-keeping nightmare, Superintendent Steve Wotring told the Preston County Board of Education on Monday. Most students are returning to school two days per week. Special education students, high school ...

Mon Schools: No such thing as snow days for the rest of the winter

Don’t shovel any questions over to Eddie Campbell Jr. concerning “snow days,” and the like – at least for now. Or, the rest of the winter, really. “At this point, we just need to focus on where we are right now,” the Monongalia County Schools superintendent said ...

YCF application process begins for 2021-22

Students interested in scholarships can check out website Newsroom@DominionPost.com  Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia Inc. is accepting scholarship applications for the 2021-22 academic year. YCF oversees over 40 diverse scholarship funds primarily to benefit students in north-central West Virginia. Some scholarships are designated for graduating seniors of certain schools or those who live in particular counties. Others are awarded for specific fields of study such as music, veterinary practice or engineering. While the majority of YCF scholarships ...

Why don’t oil and water mix?

Atoms consist of protons, neutrons and electrons. Protons are positively charged particles. Neutrons do not have a charge. Protons and neutrons stay together in the center of the atom, which is called the nucleus. Electrons are negatively charged and float around the nucleus. But if opposites ...