FAIRMONT — Over past weeks, West Fairmont Middle School has become a destination of choice for state Homeland Security officials and others tasked with keeping students, teachers and staffers safe during the school day. Right before the start of the academic year last fall, the school on ...
A threat made through the Yik Yak social media application caught the attention of West Virginia University Police and ended in criminal charges. According to a criminal complaint, on March 8 at approximately 12:28 a.m., Madelyn Antonia Constantine, 20, posted via Yik Yak, “I’m ...
MORGANTOWN – Education, guns and distracted driving were among the topics in legislation advancing on the Senate floor on Thursday, as the 2023 legislative session heads to its close on Saturday. The Senate took up HB 3035, dealing with “high-quality education programs” and create a ...
When it’s lunch time in Monongalia County Schools, that’s where you’ll find Brian Kiehl. Kiehl, who directs child nutrition services for the district, makes it a point to hit a different cafeteria every day. He gets there after the food is served, so he can watch the tables and ...
CHARLESTON — Delegates are advancing bills for public schools to display “In God We Trust” signs, allowing more leeway for student athletes to transfer and providing more support in early grade classrooms. The House Education Committee considered and moved each of those bills on Monday afternoon at the start of the final week of the regular legislative session. Each has already passed the state Senate. Senate Bill 251 would have public schools display “In God We Trust” somewhere prominent in the main building. That’s been the official motto of the United States since ...
If Saturday’s “Mohigan Idol” show on the stage of the Metropolitan seemed like it had some Hollywood aura attached, that’s because it did. That was given the diversity of the acts performing under the lights, on that storied stage, at downtown Morgantown’s iconic venue. This ...
