Many towns in West Virginia hold on to their architectural histories – no matter the state of repair. Monday night in Monongah, Marion County, told that tale […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
North parents: People need answers on the suspension of school administrators
The parent of a child on the autism spectrum who attends North Elementary School chided district Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. Tuesday night – saying he needed to […]
Mon Schools signs partnership with Pierpont Community and Technical College
Two signatures equal 100 students. And, that many jumpstarted careers, administrators with Monongalia County Schools and Pierpont Community and Technical College said Monday morning. The partnership now […]
Grandpa Willard sends Lucy and Clark on a grand, magical adventure
Some things are just magical, in the telling: … Before Lucy could answer, one of the Canadian geese floating on the lake flew out of the water […]
One year later: Ukrainian Community of Morgantown rallies at WVU
Slava Ukraini. “Glory to Ukraine,” in English. Those two words that serve as a call to arms and a simple, everyday greeting in a country long-accustomed to […]
ACT: Celebrate teachers for their work during the pandemic and in the face of hiring shortages now
Sam Brunett, who teaches art at Morgantown High School, didn’t necessarily think of himself as video savvy or tech savvy, especially before the pandemic hit in 2020. […]
Lighting up intellects at Ridgedale Elementary
Fourth-graders at Ridgedale Elementary School didn’t pay any mind to those dreary clouds on the other side of the classroom window Wednesday afternoon. Inside, the light of […]
MTEC to do in-school skills competition this week
Don Robinette was doing some yelling Tuesday afternoon at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center, but it wasn’t because he angry. He was endeavoring to make himself […]
Mon Schools still dealing with bomb cyclone aftermath
For Monongalia County Schools, it’s the (unwanted) gift that keeps on giving. The unprecedented “bomb cyclone” over the holidays, that is. More than half of the buildings […]
Former mayor Frank Scafella writes a memoir — of Morgantown
Pretty good for a kid from Wiles Hill who had dropped out of high school to join up. Frank Scafella was all ten-hut and squared away in […]
