Weather or not, the Class of 2023 is set to go forth this week and weekend across the region. It begins with three separate, outdoor ceremonies Wednesday […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
Gene Vance Jr. Day on Court House Square
People gathered on the Monongalia County court house square on Saturday in remembrance of WVU student, avid bicyclist, surf guitar enthusiast and soldier Gene Vance Jr. – […]
‘Waffles and Cheese’: Ridgedale student national finalist in Google Doodle contest
OK, let’s just get this out there, quick: Kelly Meadows is a weird kid. Not weird-weird, mind you. Kelly, as all who know her will attest, trends […]
Two MHS students named National Merit Scholars
Morgantown High School can now boast two more National Merit Scholars, with the inductions of Carter Herron and Amy Lu into its 2023 class. The two MHS […]
Former substitute at North Elementary faces felony charges for battery, assault on a disabled child in two separate incidents caught on video
When does the disciplining of a child in a classroom turn into the abuse of a child in the classroom? What if said child has medical and […]
‘I just knew him as Gene’ — Morgantown to honor fallen soldier Gene Vance Jr., the first American causality of war in Afghanistan
It was a sunny May Saturday in Morgantown, 21 years ago, when a group of Gene Vance Jr.’s friends gathered at Whitetail Cycle & Fitness to talk […]
Rania Zuri, an MHS senior who founded a literacy program with a global reach, named a U.S. Presidential Scholar
A Morgantown High School senior who founded a literacy program for underserved youngsters across West Virginia and the globe has been named to the 2023 class of […]
Muniz reports to Magistrate Court
A now-retired vice principal who is at the center of a student assault case at North Elementary School, reported to Monongalia County Magistrate Court on Monday to […]
You say you know your W.Va. history? There are more than 200 middle-schoolers now out there who probably know more than you do
Say you’re a West Virginian — born, bred and everything. Say you moved here for college and never left, thus claiming (and not unjustly) Wild, Wonderful as […]
Transplant recipient Greg Sabak gets to the heart of matter for Mother’s Day (and every day)
It was easy, once he got those Aussie swirls figured out. “It’s the oil pattern,” Greg Sabak said. “They do theirs way different than we do on […]
