MORGANTOWN — Sometimes you had to listen closely when Bob Elliott was on Morgantown radio back in the 1970s and ‘80s. Not because he was soft-spoken, no […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
Mason-Dixon Skating Club supports area causes with ice show
MOGANTOWN — Sunday afternoon, at the far end of the Morgantown Ice Arena: The Zamboni made one more pass, to go with last-minute tweaks to the house […]
Veterans honored at Oak Grove Cemetery
MORGANTOWN — Respect was put in place Saturday afternoon at Oak Grove Cemetery. It came in the form of 428 wreaths: One each for anyone resting there who […]
Suncrest Elementary’s Crochet Club gives blankets to nursing home residents
MORGANTOWN — Funny how a ball of yarn can compress things down, and even stop time. Thursday morning at Mapleshire was typically brisk. The nursing facility on […]
Friends of Cheat get $3 million grant from West Virginia Abandoned Mine Land monies
Walking on the Cheat River Trail in Preston County from Manheim to Caddell Mountain Bridge will get $3 million easier in the months ahead. Make that, $3.014 […]
Can Fortune 500 company turn north-central West Virginia into an Almost Heaven version of Silicon Valley?
Morgantown’s burgeoning high-tech industry got a lot more burgeoning Monday. Leidos, a Fortune 500 company that handles everything from biometrics to business support services, announced it is […]
First Presbyterian Church celebrates 230 years of service
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown’s First Presbyterian Church turned 230 this fall, but if Sunday was any indication, the house of worship on Spruce Street isn’t showing its age […]
Ridgedale students bring historical figures to life : Gallery
MORGANTOWN — You never know who you’re going to run into at Ridgedale Elementary School. Paul McCartney and Bill Gates were hanging out in the cafeteria Thursday afternoon. […]
Former President George H.W. Bush’s legacy remembered
MORGANTOWN — Neil Bucklew still remembers the time he and George H.W. Bush ran a number on the Secret Service. Well, check that, said Bucklew, who served […]
Monongalia Board of Education looks beyond classrooms to students’ emotional health
MORGANTOWN — A percentage point (or two) can still make for a world of hurt. Two years ago, 32 percent of West Virginia’s high school students reported […]
