Ask Donna Talerico what her plans are for summer vacation, and the deputy superintendent of Monongalia County’s school district will just laugh. While she tells you that […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
Digging in: Operation Welcome Home to present agriculture workshop for military vets, others
For some returning combat veterans, it might be all the therapy they need. Their hands in the soil, that is, Tiffany Summerlin said. Growing and nurturing something, […]
Teacher unions: No guns in W.Va. classrooms
Is House Bill 99 a harbinger of things to come in America’s classrooms? Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is reportedly poised to sign the above legislation into law, […]
MHS, UHS and Clay-Battelle to be outfitted with weapons detectors for the new school year
Students at Monongalia County’s three public high schools will have to walk through weapon detectors on their way to class this fall — but it won’t be […]
Rolly, recognized: Pioneering researcher in addiction prevention honored by colleagues, state
Dr. Carl “Rolly” Sullivan laughed appreciatively at zingers thrown his way Monday afternoon — even when one person at the podium called him a “narcissist” and a […]
Community kicks in to buy a new van for The Shack
It takes a village … to a raise a van. Or rather, to raise the money so the Shack Neighborhood House could replace its old one. “This […]
‘I want a new heart’: Cheyenne Bowman needs a cardiac transplant to survive
NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect that WVU Medicine does not perform pediatric heart transplants. That information wasn’t clear in a Saturday story due to […]
June 3 the last in-school day for Mon students, but at-home, snow day makeups will be early next week
The academic year is drawing down for Monongalia County schools. June 3 is the last day of in-school instruction for the district, but another two days of […]
‘Finding that evidence would let them tell their story’: Newly opened search for remains in 1970 WVU coed murder case continues
At a wooded, rural site near Morgantown on Wednesday afternoon, Michael Kief spent several minutes peering into the abyss. It was in the form of geometric hole, […]
Clay-Battelle Class of 2022: ‘They’re good people’
BLACKSVILLE – The Class of 1959 at Clay-Battelle High School was nicely done out as it waited in a hallway this past Sunday afternoon. There were the […]