FAIRMONT — Sawyer Ammons was all sound and (controlled) fury as he performed his kata — the collective kicks, punches and other moves that are the traditional […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
From Super Bowls to Super Donuts, ‘You have to keep moving,’ Franco Harris says
Franco Harris got an immaculate reception, of sorts, Friday morning at South Middle School. The 100 or so people in the auditorium laughed warmly at the one-liners […]
GameChanger hires director of prevention programs
A nationally certified school psychologist is joining the GameChanger team. Kim Legg will serve as director of prevention for the program, designed to blot the stain of […]
WVU child care director receives national recognition for mentoring
It’s Wednesday, right before lunch at Bright Horizons’ WVU Medicine Child Development Center, and Amy Cook is doing triple duty. Quadruple duty, even. Cook, who is director […]
Mapping it out: MHS student wins national surveying competition
The first day of school is less than a week out, and Lauren Shen, it could be said, already has the angles down. Most of them, anyway. […]
Super visit: Franco Harris scheduled to meet with Mon school cooks
On his way to becoming an NFL legend, former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris used to carry the ball for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Which […]
The particulars of polio: Is the dreaded disease coming back?
As improbable as it initially sounded last month, polio just might be making a resurgence across the U.S. and the world. To understand what that means emotionally, […]
Mon Schools fare better than most in reading, math and science scores
COVID doesn’t grade on a curve. West Virginia State Board of Education President Paul Hardesty found that out Wednesday in Charleston, as he and his board colleagues […]
Going forth — with good blessings
Bishop Mark Brennan raised the roof Wednesday afternoon at the Morgantown offices of Catholic Charities West Virginia. Which isn’t the first time that’s happened here at CCWVa, […]
Mon district, BOE terminates teacher’s employment
A University High School teacher has been fired by the district. The decision to terminate Travis Wells, who taught science at the school on Bakers Ridge Road, […]
