Elmer Rich had himself a pretty good deal in Arthurdale nine years ago. On a golden July afternoon, the renowned fiddler, then 94, was sawing out timeless […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
Fall registration for adult learners begins next week at MTEC
Like a finely tuned generator, the Monongalia County Technical Education Center was humming along Thursday afternoon. It wasn’t as bustling, as say, a mid-week day in fall, […]
Suncrest Elementary named a ‘model school’ for conflict resolution
Keeping students motivated — and conflict-free — can be a sticky situation. That why Doug Gaither allowed himself to be duct-taped to a wall at Suncrest Elementary […]
BEAST of a ride: Mon Schools expected to get new alternative-energy bus by October
It’s not everyone who actually gets to see his new vehicle being assembled before he sidles into the driver’s seat — but that’s the bus that stopped […]
State names new superintendent for Upshur schools
Upshur County has a new superintendent of schools. Christy Miller, a veteran teacher and administrator who is currently leading Taylor County’s school district, was named to her […]
Funeral Mass set for Tom Lombardi, the WVU professor emeritus and ‘8-year-old Tango King’ of his Connecticut hometown
It was a golden September afternoon (and not that far back, really) in Tom Lombardi’s Morgantown area home with its view of Cheat Lake. Dancing, diamond points […]
New schools superintendent: ‘We have a lot work to do’
West Virginia’s newest superintendent of schools is a veteran teacher and administrator who has served public education here for 25 years. Michele Blatt was named to the […]
Greenmont summer block party is Saturday
Will Thoney Pietro be smiling down on the proceedings Saturday in Greenmont? Maybe, Emily Quinlan said, with a smile of her own. Just maybe. For those new […]
Teacher survey: Job satisfaction, despite classroom burnout
What will the first day of school look like this fall for the people in front of the classroom? Expect to see countless educators digging in and […]
National Youth Science Camp gathers in the W.Va. mountains for the first time since COVID
Neil Armstrong pulled off an out-of-this world feat that didn’t have a thing to do with Apollo 11. It was how he launched his personality. He managed […]
