MORGANTOWN — Local businessman Cliff Sutherland did a little riffing on “Field of Dreams” the other day. That’s everyone’s favorite baseball movie – even for the people […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
From country roads to Calcutta, Morgantown can’t help but mark India’s 75th
MORGANTOWN — It was nearing 12 a.m. on the quite-new day of Aug. 15, 1947, when Jawaharlal Nehru calmly stepped to the podium to deliver a speech, […]
Charting a new path: W.Va. Academy to make another run to be state’s first charter school
Will Monongalia County be home to West Virginia’s first charter school after all? That’s a definite maybe, John Treu said. Or even a solid, most likely. Treu, […]
Going to school (or not) in a pandemic: Mon district to look at how COVID shaped its proficiency scores
Like getting a test back from the teacher and already knowing the grade, Donna Talerico said. Talerico, the deputy superintendent of Monongalia County Schools, was talking about […]
Mon Schools: Masks will be required indoors this year
Students in all grades in Monongalia County schools will be required to wear a mask while indoors this year – even if they are fully vaccinated. Masks […]
Centered, grounded: Encompass Health dedicates new chapel
The past few days for Monnie Moore can best be characterized as, same old-same old … brand new. That’s since a new fixture was constructed at her […]
Pull up a chair: Memories of Sister Brendan
Larry Nelson hit the trumpet fanfare sound-effect that morning before lifting his voice heavenward (and radioward) with a litany of puns about faith and furniture. “Ladies and […]
Mon school district basing its American Rescue fund dollars on enrollment
To date, 650 children are registered for pre-kindergarten in Monongalia County’s school district for this coming year. Another 850 have been signed up for kindergarten by their […]
Nicholas Family at the Met
The funky, syncopated scratch of an E9 guitar chord can make a guy do things, you know? When Bobby Nicholas heard this particular chord Thursday afternoon on […]
Burch to local school districts: It’s your call on masking
MORGANTOWN — On Tuesday, Donna Talerico, the deputy superintendent of Monongalia County’s school district, said she and other officials were awaiting direction from the state on masking […]
