MORGANTOWN — WestRidge, work orders and what happens when the person who takes care of “that thing,” retires or goes on vacation. So went Tuesday night’s special […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
Appointments for kindergarten registration being taken for Aug. 12
If your kid is old enough for kindergarten in Monongalia County and you still haven’t registered for fall, you have one more chance to make the grade. […]
ECRISP program aims to help teachers deal with classroom stressors
Pop quiz: What is the category on a teacher evaluation form that can cause the sweat glands on the palms of novice educators to rain just like […]
Storms, stifling heat unlikely to let up
MORGANTOWN — That stifling heat and humidity currently clamped down on north-central West Virginia isn’t going away anytime soon, AccuWeather says. And those lashing rains could be […]
Viking Summer Raid Weekend tests participants’ strength
There’s nothing wrong with that gleaming, high-tech exercise machine you got for Christmas. Yeah, that one. The one that’s been sitting in the corner of your garage […]
Church fights insecurity with garden ministry
Pastor Zac Morton knows his congregants at First Presbyterian Church don’t always have clean hands after Sunday services. He couldn’t be happier about it. Especially since he’s […]
Mom keeps fighting to spread word about PANDAS
Son came down with rare disease after having strep throat This is what makes Debbie Nelson mad: It was right out of “The Exorcist,” the mom said. […]
Expert: Charter schools have pros, cons
On Friday, Gov. Jim Justice signed the omnibus education bill that narrowly cleared Senate chambers four days earlier. With the signing, the governor kicked up the atmosphere […]
BOE corrects Carmichael — it’s not in favor of charter schools
State Senate President Mitch Carmichael didn’t batten down any votes Tuesday night from the Monongalia County Board of Education. Carmichael, R-Jackson, has long championed West Virginia’s controversial […]
Bus loop at Mountaineer Middle set for repairs
A sinkhole ate my homework? Not if the Monongalia County Board of Education can help it. Work is set to begin in coming weeks to correct a […]
