MASONTOWN – Madison Wolfe kept fluttering her hands Saturday afternoon in the social hall at the Masontown Volunteer Fire Department. That was because people kept making the […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
Nashville songwriter Kevin Major celebrates W.Va. roots with tunes about Jerry West and place
It was the existential angst of execution, the whole perception-vs.-reality thing, that plagued many a wannabe rock ‘n’ roller coming of age in the late 1970s. Back […]
Facial recognition pilot program continues in Marion schools
FAIRMONT — Over past weeks, West Fairmont Middle School has become a destination of choice for state Homeland Security officials and others tasked with keeping students, teachers […]
Mon Schools wants to launch a pilot lunch program to compare its offerings with those under federal mandate
When it’s lunch time in Monongalia County Schools, that’s where you’ll find Brian Kiehl. Kiehl, who directs child nutrition services for the district, makes it a point […]
David Yoder: Developer and community booster ‘made the world a smaller place,’ his sons say
When he was around 22 years old, David Yoder lit out for a new land. Which, in this instance, would have been anywhere outside the confines of […]
‘Mohigan Idol’ brings in more than $30K for children’s hospital
If Saturday’s “Mohigan Idol” show on the stage of the Metropolitan seemed like it had some Hollywood aura attached, that’s because it did. That was given the […]
Teammates, others lobby for UHS lacrosse player Jillian Benn to remain a Hawk
There is no “I” in team, as your granddad’s coach used to love saying, back when the patriarch was a kid suiting up for the game. In […]
Former NBA player wants to slam-dunk stuttering
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was quite calm in his own skin Friday afternoon as he ambled to the front of a classroom in WVU’s Applied Human Sciences Building. Perched […]
‘The Tire Lady’ dies — friends remember her for her acumen, altruism
“The Tire Lady” died Wednesday. Her friends and customers wanted you to know that. All those people who are volunteer firemen, and small-town cops, and small-town mayors, […]
More suspensions at North as investigation continues
“Several individuals” have been placed on leave at North Elementary School, while the investigation that has already led to the suspensions of the principal and vice principal […]
