The holiday break is over, and that means testing will soon be in full bloom for Monongalia County Schools. Writing assessments for students in grades 3-8 will […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
Mayo, with a Mon County commissioner on the side?
Monongalia County commissioner Tom Bloom loves spreading the word about Pantry Plus More. Now, as it turns out, he just might have to spread the mayo, too. […]
State Department of Education ready for 2024 Academic Showdown
The Academic Showdown will soon be upon the intellectual terrain in West Virginia. That’s the name of the cerebral competition fronted by the state Department of Education. […]
Life, without a helmet: Former MHS teacher Tony Zack, whose combat experience inspired a Hollywood movie, starred in real life after the war
Tony Zack never lost his head on the battlefield that day, even as an enemy bullet pierced his helmet – only to ricochet around, in a relatively […]
Mon Schools, 2023: Special-ed discipline woes and a ‘Renaissance’ in STEM education
Monongalia County Schools went into the year talking about buildings and will close out the year – talking about buildings. Several facilities in the district sustained damage […]
Area food bank gets a bowl win, also
Don’t hold the mayo at Pantry Plus More. Pantry Plus More is the food bank in Westover that got to spread out, as it were, with some […]
Driving ambition: Morgantown’s Tony Palmer now a NASCAR chief engineer
The ink was barely dry on his WVU diploma when Tony Palmer floored it for Charlotte on that June day 14 years ago. Well, for the record, […]
Mon BOE: Renaissance Academy would ‘give our kids a chance to dream’
If you want to soup up the ride, you have to pay for the parts. That’s essentially what Monongalia County Board of Education members were saying last […]
Get your motor running for a return to the Coal Bucket Saloon on New Year’s Eve
For 15 years, the MountainFest Motorcycle Rally at Mylan Park was hallowed ground for the get-yer-motor runnin’, four-stroke, air-cooled, V-Twin, teardrop tank, two-wheeled, acolytes of the open […]
Ophthalmologist Raju has his eyes on the prize — as in providing vision care for as many people as he can — in 2024
If you ever plan on spending a morning with Dr. V.K. Raju, you’d better be prepared for a case of blurred vision. That’s because the ophthalmologist is […]
