Together, they were their own war movie. Anthony Di Petta. Wilbur Archie Mitts. Jay Manown Jr. For generations, this trio of aviators was feared forever lost to […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
Fairmont State old-time music festival all about the dulcimer
FAIRMONT – For generations, the Appalachian Mountain dulcimer, the region’s iconic musical instrument, has been producing high, lonesome sounds and rollicking rhythms just this side of rock […]
Mon Schools to deploy weapons detectors at various football games this fall
When you go out to enjoy a high school football game this fall under the Friday night lights of Monongalia County, don’t be surprised if you have […]
No more ‘put that phone away’ in Mon Schools
ICYMI: Monongalia County’s school district is going smartphone-free this year. And the guidelines aren’t being put in place to take something away from students, Donna Talerico said […]
Mon Schools to Calandrelli: Crowdfunding prohibited
Say you’re a teacher in Monongalia County Schools. What’s the difference between that laptop computer – or a pack of construction paper – you might need for […]
Mon Schools: Just seven teacher vacancies going into new year
This time next week, school buildings across Monongalia County will be thrumming with activity as students file in for the start of the 2024-25 academic year. Look […]
Dudley Woodbridge’s spellbinding road trip to West Virginia
Did a Salem tourist conjure second thoughts in Morgantown? Stewart Williams started wondering that when he happened upon a certain footstone a few weeks back at Oak […]
Mon Schools ready to hit the books for the coming year
Monongalia County school buses will again be on the road three weeks from now. The first day of school for the district is Aug. 20, when around […]
Arts commission in Fairmont celebrates its 40th anniversary Saturday
FAIRMONT – On a rainy afternoon 11 years ago in the band room at University High School … Neil King was bopping for all he was worth. […]
More and more women pilots enrolled in Fairmont State aviation programs
FAIRMONT — In skies achingly clear over north-central West Virginia 30 years ago, the late Rose Cousins, by all airborne accounts, was a woman content. During those […]
