BLACKSVILLE — As the Clay-Battelle volleyball team was closing out their dominating 3-0 sweep of inexperienced Tygarts Valley Thursday, third-year head coach Matt Wood could certainly remember some evenings he […]
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2nd half comeback falls short as University falls to Wheeling Park, 3-1
MORGANTOWN — It was a tale of two halves for the University High School boys’ soccer team on Thursday night as Wheeling Park visited Baker’s Ridge for a matchup of […]
James Kennedy
James Perry Kennedy, 94, of Laurel Point, formerly of the Wadestown area, died on Aug. 30, 2023, at his home. He was born Oct. 21, 1928, at Wadestown, a son […]
After notching his 250th win, University’s John Kelley reflects on 37 years of coaching
MORGANTOWN — The world has changed a lot since 1987. What has remained the same these past 37 years is the stability of the University High School football program with […]
DNR, DEP searching for cause of Decker’s Creek fish kill
Something fishy happened in the waters of Deckers Creek this week and now investigators with the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (WV DNR) and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) […]
Four GOP gubernatorial candidates air their views during WV Chamber of Commerce forum
MORGANTOWN – The four Republican gubernatorial candidates leading in the polls met on stage Thursday to make their cases to members of the state Chamber of Commerce. The gubernatorial forum […]
Upset-minded Mountaineers not discouraged by underdog status
Morgantown — There is not a lot of confidence the West Virginia Mountaineers will open their season with a win on Saturday. The Penn State Nittany Lions are currently 20.5-point […]
Gee describes higher education crisis and WVU transformation at Chamber of Commerce conference
MORGANTOWN – WVU President Gordon Gee talked to members of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce on Thursday about the university’s Academic Transformation and its $45 million deficit. “Higher education […]
Morgantown Council approves Weez’s Way, Cypress Street on first reading
MORGANTOWN — Call it beginner’s luck. Better yet, call it Weez’s Way. In her fourth official meeting as Morgantown City Council’s 3rd Ward representative, Louise “Weez” Michael walked away with […]
‘Grade inflation’ or good teaching?
For the past two decades, education pundits and others have been worrying about what they say is the scourge of “grade inflation” in America’s high schools. Grade inflation is exactly […]
