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Flooding committee set to examine school reconstruction

CHARLESTON — The legislative committee examining flood recovery is set to examine the reconstruction of schools destroyed in the 2016 flood. “The schools are still a major concern for both counties,” said Sen. Greg Boso, R-Nicholas. “Getting people back in those classrooms is of vital importance so the kids have what they need and that they have a school they can be proud of.” School reconstruction will be one of the topics Monday for the Joint Legislative Committee on Flooding. Three officials from the state School Building Authority will testify before the legislative ...

More than entertainment: WVU professors use ‘Game of Thrones’ to teach

Game of Thrones, the Emmy-award winning HBO show that became a cultural phenomenon, is more than just entertainment. It is sparking questions in academia in fields from religious studies to political science. Warning: If you’re behind on the show, this article contains spoilers from Season ...

Annual Gene Vance Jr. Day highlights service members on Armed Forces Day

MORGANTOWN — Going into its 8th year, Morgantown celebrated Gene Vance Jr. Day, as well as Armed Forces Day, Saturday at the Monongalia County Courthouse Square. The ceremony was emceed by Command Sergeant Major Dennis Riggs, who led a moment of silence at 11:11 a.m. that was observed at all ...

CHARLESTON — A lengthy weather delay caused the postponement of several events on Day 1 of the West Virginia High School Track and Field Championships at University of Charleston Stadium. The event entered a delay at 6:00pm when severe storms rolled through the capital city. Six field events scheduled for Friday evening have been postponed to Saturday afternoon. The entire Saturday schedule has been delayed by one hour. Running events will begin at 11:00am. Field events open at 10:00am. At press time, Cabell Midland leads in the boys Class AAA competition with 22 points. ...

WVU receives two fed grants for medical research

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University’s School of Medicine Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology received two federal research grants totaling more than $750,000, Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced on Friday. The grants come from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, they said. They fund two projects and total $757,676. One grant, $529,676, WVU said, goes to Dr. Mariette Barbier’s work titled “Vaccine Development Against Bacterial Pathogens Based on Iron ...

DOH patches portion of Jakes Run Road after delegates’ pothole tour

MORGANTOWN — Sometime after The Dominion Post published its March 30 story on Monongalia County’s five delegates taking a pothole tour of Western Mon, the Division of Highways came out and patched a short portion of Jakes Run Road. The patched portion was one that had caught the ...