Chris Haddox, the WVU professor, community activist and singer-songwriter, found out a few weeks back that he was the cause of an international incident. Oh, it was […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
Mon County Fair back at Mylan Park this week: The pandemic put it on a two-year hiatus
NOTE: This story has been updated to correct the dates for four pageant events on the fair calendar. The Teen and Junior Miss pageants are Wednesday, with […]
Dig in: Mon Schools ready to serve up breakfast and lunch to hungry students
There have been more than a few times over these past several months that Brian Kiehl didn’t know where his next meal was coming from. From the […]
Ronnie Cain’s legendary Christmas lights display is being retired
Forty years later, and Ronnie Cain still gets a charge out of telling the story of the lawn chair, the church van and the Santa suit he […]
W.Va. Academy has first day of classes — and the Hope Scholarship gets a failing grade
Cars from the future? Just like that, a new narrative in the education of the Mountain State’s young people took shape Tuesday morning in the parking lot […]
A tale of two rankings: Mon Schools officials want to delve into the numbers from two recent quality of life surveys for the classroom
Mountaineers, by literal definition, have to keep climbing. Metaphorically, however, planting the flag in triumph at the peak can sometimes be akin to setting off an avalanche […]
Backpacks being gathered for youngsters affected by Kentucky flooding — and you can help
Batman is on his way to Hazard County. So are a bevy of Disney princesses and maybe even a stray dinosaur or two from Jurassic Park. Those […]
Heart transplant recipient Greg Sabak: ‘I thank God for my donor every day’
Greg Sabak never missed a beat. Each time he was blared out by a PA announcement at San Diego International Airport, he would simply stop talking into […]
Mon Schools hosting backpack giveaways, meet-and-greets with outreach coordinators ahead of the first day of school
The way to a student’s heart is through his backpack. The way to his heart is knowing someone in the school system cares, really cares, about him […]
Just like pulling teeth? A trip to the dentist isn’t all that bad — as WVU 4-H program shows
Zip the “toothless hillbilly” jokes, if you don’t mind. West Virginia’s poor dental health is nothing to smile about. Cavities can turn into cardiac issues later in […]
