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Motion to dismiss filed in Marion BOE lawsuit

FAIRMONT – Attorneys for both sides in the case of Donna Heston versus the Marion County Board of Education will sit down Oct. 29 for a planning meeting to explore what might happen should such a case go to trial. In August, Heston, the current superintendent of Marion County Schools, ...

Built by students: WVSDT opens new CTE facility at Pruntytown

GRAFTON — After four years of construction, nearly 27,000 hours of work and approximately 17,000 concrete blocks laid, a new Career and Technical Education (CTE) facility at Pruntytown Correctional Center is now open, providing expanded opportunities for students to gain hands-on skills and ...

Aurora School evacuated for gas odor

KINGWOOD – An early morning alert about concerns related to a gas odor in the Aurora School kitchen resulted in a decision to dismiss students at 10 a.m. Thursday. School staff contacted the Preston County Emergency Management Office, and students and staff were relocated to the Aurora ...

Eastwood Elementary teacher shares STEM lessons in Kenya

MORGANTOWN – Allison Patrick, a third-grade teacher at Eastwood Elementary School, recently traveled to Kenya as part of the West Virginia University Extension Service's Adult Learner Study Abroad program, where she worked directly with students and educators while exploring global ...

Fellowsville school property focus of BOE meeting

KINGWOOD – The Preston County Board of Education moved this week's meeting from Kingwood to the Bruceton School library. Superintendent of Schools Bradley Martin said he has received a written update from the board's legal counsel Kayla Cook related to efforts to liquidate the Fellowsville ...