Wednesday was Earth Day, the 50th anniversary of the post-Aquarian, environmental happening in 1970. By rights, the environment for acknowledging that day shouldn’t have been very harmonious […]
Education
BOE responds to school closures announcement
That sigh of relief you heard Tuesday afternoon came from the offices of the Monongalia County Board of Education. Make that, an inevitable sigh of relief, Mon […]
Gov. Justice orders schools closed for rest of school year; distance learning to continue
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced during his Tuesday coronavirus press briefing that kids won’t be returning to their school buildings for the rest of the school […]
Mon County high school seniors given graduation choices
Never mind that English paper you forgot to turn in for that big, big grade. Or those student fees you never quite got around to paying. For […]
Climate change problems affect all
Wednesday is Earth Day, and with that in view three local experts talked about climate, energy efficiency and energy jobs during a statewide webinar last weekend. The […]
Mon BOE to consider levy rates at tonight’s meeting
Pandemics don’t care about property values. That’s why members of the Monongalia County Board of Education are meeting in special session today. Levy rates will be the […]
Fairmont State nursing school waives TEAS for 2020-21 academic year
Fairmont State University’s School of Nursing has received approval from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing Practice, ACEN, to waive the TEAS testing program admission requirement […]
How does light work?
Light is everywhere. It is there when we wake up and the Sun is blinding our eyes. It is there when night falls and we flick switches […]
Promise scholarship extended to October
COVID-19 brought a note to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission on Friday. In response to the pandemic that has closed high schools and colleges across […]
WVU receives $20.2M, money to help students impacted by pandemic
West Virginia University’s Board of Governors said Friday afternoon that it has received $20.2 million in coronavirus stimulus money for students impacted by the pandemic. The announcement […]
