The Department of Mining and Industrial Extension at West Virginia University hosted several teams of students from WVU, Virginia Tech, Penn State University and the University of Kentucky in the 2019 Fall Eastern Collegiate National Mine Rescue Contest Saturday. The annual competition was ...
There are 235 reasons Anne Greza is all about teachers taking roll. And students raising their hands to announce they are present for the day. Greza is the outreach coordinator for Monongalia County Schools and official county liaison for McKinney-Vento. That’s the federal security act providing for public school students in need. And there are students in need in Monongalia County, she said — even though it might not always seem like it. That’s because of outward appearances, she said. In terms of buildings and other infrastructure, most of Mon’s schools are ...
Luke Darnell is a world barbeque champion, but he also happens to be a Morgantown native. Based out of Bristow, Va., his team Old Virginia Smoke has won numerous awards for their food. Saturday, he demonstrated how to prepare ribs, all for a good cause. This year marked the first Red & ...
KINGWOOD — As of Oct. 14, Preston County Schools had identified 140 homeless students. Of those, 127 were “doubled up,” that is, because of an economic hardship, they are staying with someone else and have no permanent home of their own. Twenty-three of the students are being cared for by relatives. “That’s where homelessness [in Preston] really differs from other counties that have a shelter,” said Stormy Matlick, student support specialist for Preston County Schools. She believes the only true way to count the number of homeless in Preston County would be to go ...
For several weeks, Suncrest Elementary has prepared a set for and rehearsed scenes from “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” set for 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Douglas Gaither, Suncrest Elementary principal, said that he chose “Tom Sawyer” because not only is it ...
Monongalia County Health Department confirmed a case of hepatitis A in a food worker at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen on Earl L. Core Road in Morgantown. “While the risk of contracting hepatitis A from a food worker is low, people who have not been vaccinated against hepatitis A who have consumed food from the restaurant within the past two weeks should consider getting a hepatitis A vaccine to prevent infection,” said Dr. Lee B. Smith, MCHD executive director and county health officer. Dates the employee worked at Popeyes while potentially contagious are Sept. 30-Oct. 16. That ...
