Hear that? The rumble? That’s the sound of synapses firing across Monongalia County’s school district this morning. And that’s because it’s Summer Avalanche time. Which, happens to […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
High-tech help on the way in 52-year-old coed murder case
Leaving no stone unturned at a 52-year-old, once-and-former crime scene isn’t easy. Not when investigators have to do their digging mainly by hand, so as not to […]
City arts council hires ‘creativity connector’
Back during her days as a theater minor at WVU, Jordan Brigman discovered she didn’t need to trod the boards for fulfillment. She didn’t need to be […]
Online registration for MTEC adult learners begins today
Summer? What summer? Greg Dausch gave a little laugh Thursday morning as he pulled himself away from his computer monitor to talk about his most-favorite season of […]
Medal of Honor recipient Woody Williams dies
Somebody’s gotta take out those pillboxes. That’s what the officer said, as he spied the smoke from the machine-gunners dug into the rock and sand. See ‘em? […]
Mon schools: Coaching the coaches is a good idea
WVU women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit was center court for a time during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education. Her star-turn came courtesy […]
‘It’s an ongoing investigation’: Search continues for Bryn Hargreaves
A private investigator has been hired to assist in the ongoing search for Bryn Hargreaves, a former pro rugby star in his native England who went missing […]
Mon’s ham radio operators going live in emergencies: ‘That’s what we do’
And just like that, a bunch of people with radios, microphones and their own antennas became part of emergency-dispatch lore. When computer crashes and power failures knocked […]
Stewards of the Earth: St. Francis church to host environmental forum
Unprecedented flooding at Yellowstone National Park. Triple-digit heat waves in Phoenix. Tornadic activity in West Virginia. Thousands of acres of California forests on fire (again). Polar ice […]
Online — and on the calendar
The superintendent will see you now. Monongalia County’s school district is on summer break, but you can still have an audience with Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr., if […]
