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WVRHC to host open house for ‘Women Making History’ exhibit today

The West Virginia and Regional History Center extends the  invitation to commemorate the closing of “Women Making History: Showcasing the West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection” from 2-4 p.m. today, on the sixth floor of WVU’s Downtown Library. The open house will include ...

Fairmont State, then Saturn? Drone competition next week has out-of-this-world expectations

FAIRMONT — This ain’t your dad’s drone. In other words, the students flying them next weekend at Fairmont State University won’t be using the buzzing crafts for aerial shots of pleasant, pastoral scenery — or literal, lofty perspectives of houses for the real estate ad. The school is hosting the 2024 Northeast Regional Championship for the Aerial Drone Competition. That’s the name of the national network of lighter-than-air events designed to foster teamwork and hands-on learning for students from 5th grade to their senior year of high school. A total of 60 teams ...

Seniors from Mon and Preston schools named National Merit Scholars

Four high school seniors from Monongalia and Preston’s school districts are now in elite company. They were named National Merit Scholars, the scholarship’s Illinois-based corporation announced Wednesday. Nationally, more than 15,000 seniors from across the U.S. were recognized as ...