MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice came to Morgantown on Monday to celebrate the achievements of two WVU astrophysicists and present them with Distinguished West Virginian awards. The […]
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Robot road trip: Fairmont State ‘Falcotronix’ team programming success
FAIRMONT — An outlay of $2,000 will take you places when your robot is planning the road trip. That’s how much money Falcotronix, the robotics club of […]
Birthday with a purpose: Governor’s Schools ongoing for state’s 161st
Thursday was West Virginia Day and Dustin Lambert was spending the morning of it on Interstate 77. He was motoring from Charleston, the Mountain State’s capital city, […]
Youth center aiming to become micro school
REEDSVILLE — A youth center in Preston County is growing and has plans to become a micro school. Located in Valley Industrial Park, the Preston County Youth […]
Justice says more homeschool oversight may mean less kids ‘falling through the cracks’
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice says there has to be some middle ground when it comes to keeping up with home-school students. “Twenty-seven thousand homeschool kids in […]
Mon Head Start garners $1.8M outlay from Health and Human Services
Monongalia County Schools just got another boost — for the booster seat crowd. The district’s Head Start and Early Start programs last week received $1.8 million in […]
Getting wild on campus at Fairmont State
FAIRMONT — That turtle ambling along at Fairmont State University the other day didn’t realize he was officially certified. Falcon Park, an outdoor expanse which sprouted at […]
Preston 8th graders visit capitol with youth leadership seminar
Students learn how West Virginia’s government works Preston County students and teachers from Terra Alta/East Preston, Aurora, West Preston and South Preston returned from a three-day learning […]
YCF awards nearly $300,000 in Scholarships for 2024-25 academic year
Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia Inc. (YCF) awarded 106 scholarships totaling $293,900 for the 2024-2025 academic year. Applications were evaluated by scholarship committees with over […]
HEPC approves measure to double state needs-grant for eligible students
SOUTH CHARLESTON — The state Higher Education Policy Commission approved a doubling of the maximum award for the West Virginia Higher Education Grant at the commission’s meeting […]
