We are tempted to think of it as simply a matter of “Stupid is as stupid does.” And perhaps it was for some of the 34 state Division of Corrections […]
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Preston County BOE discusses disappointing attendance rates
KINGWOOD — Preston County schools are improving or meeting standards in all areas except attendance, the board of education was told this week, and that’s a tough one. Preston School […]
Preston County BOE takes attendance
Score card says number of kids in school doesn’t meet state requirements KINGWOOD — Preston County schools are improving or meeting standards in all areas except attendance, the board of […]
Judge grants motion to return 68-year-old rapist to Wisconsin
The Wisconsin man who raped an elderly woman in the Chestnut Street parking garage 24 years ago may be headed back to his home state. Judge Debra Scudiere granted a […]
Spread Holiday Cheer
Volunteers help prepare for annual toy and food distribution Volunteers spent time Tuesday sorting toys that area children will find under the tree come Christmas morning. They were helping prepare […]
Gee to have hip surgery Thursday
Will miss Dec. 21 commencement West Virginia University President Gordon Gee will have hip replacement surgery Thursday at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. “While no one looks forward to […]
BOE: Student homelessness still a concern; teacher attendance rate down
Class was in session Monday night at the Monongalia County Board of Education. The pupils were area lawmakers. A handful of them came out for the informational gathering. Mon Schools […]
Volcker believed in rules governing Wall Street
Paul Volcker administered the tough medicine when the American economy badly needed it. It was 1980, and the inflation rate had passed 14%. OPEC, a cartel of foreign oil producers, […]
Dec. 11 letters to the editor
Pollution and climate change separate issues In the 1950s and early 1960s, children were scared to death of the cold war threat. Today they hear, climate change is going to […]
Clay-Battelle boys upset Class A No. 7 Trinity in 82-81 thriller
BLACKSVILLE, W.Va. – Unranked Clay-Battelle welcomed No. 7 Trinity Christian Tuesday night, upsetting it’s in-county rival 82-81 on a late fourth-quarter push. “Our boys have some experience,” ninth-year coach Josh […]
