Alex, an outwardly genial 66-year-old wearing a ballcap emblazoned with the “M” of Morgantown High School, was reclining on an exam table one morning, politely considering every […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
A life of service, and he’s not done yet: Francis Dalton turns 103
The interaction only lasted a few seconds, but it seemed like forever. It was near the end of the fighting in the Pacific in World War II. […]
The moon gets a (temporary) running buddy starting Sunday
Once in a mini-moon. You won’t be able to see the 2024 PT5 asteroid when it hitches a ride in the moon’s orbit of Earth starting today […]
Tunes and (hand-cranked) tales: Morgantown artists to present at Fairmont State
FAIRMONT – It all comes back around in the arts community, provided you search the world far enough and wide enough. That credo comes from Lydia Warren, […]
Mon BOE presents hopes and concerns to lawmakers ahead of election
Looking back, Joe Statler still can’t help but be amazed at the decided, non-reaction he got that day. When he took the shotgun to school, that is. […]
Center for Excellence in Disabilities offers sibling outreach programs for brothers and sisters of those with special medical needs
Say you’re a kid. And your brother or sister has special medical circumstances, requiring extra attention from your mom and dad. Which also means a whole lot […]
Of reverse-engineering and Rice Krispies: Netflix winner to judge W.Va. culinary competition for career tech students
Last year’s winning team created a gingerbread boat (edible, save for a rudder and other necessary aquatic ingredients), which then delivered a bevy of desserts (definitely edible), […]
MTEC adult learning program tops in state
Hollie McGilton never ignores a text message. Not because she’s obsessed with her cell phone, mind you. It’s because it might be from one of her students, […]
New dean named of Fairmont State Middle College
FAIRMONT— An academic program at Fairmont State University that is the only one of its kind in the nation now has a new dean of the same. […]
Waving the wheat in Almost Heaven
You have to chalk it up to Kansas football fans for sheer cheer-inventiveness. That’s because one person doing it looks like he’s trying to direct traffic after […]