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U.S. Attorney committed to protecting children in the digital age

WHEELING – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia shares two new online safety flyers designed to help parents, caregivers, educators and community leaders safeguard children in an increasingly digital world. “Protecting children in today’s digital world ...

Fairmont State professor receives WVAGP Lifetime Achievement Award

Fairmont State University Geography faculty member, Dr. Frank LaFone, has been honored with the West Virginia Association of Geospatial Professionals (WVAGP) Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his outstanding career-long contributions to the advancement of geographic information systems ...

Mon Schools summer programs: Learning (by the thousands)

MORGANTOWN – Susan Taylor was simultaneously jeered and cheered during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education. The jeering was all in good fun. That’s because the reading specialist turned administrator found herself in the role of autumnal harbinger during ...

Pierpont focusing on student success, opportunity

FAIRMONT – As students returned to classrooms Monday for the start of the Fall 2026 semester, Pierpont Community & Technical College begins the academic year with a clear focus on ensuring every student has the support, resources and opportunities needed to persist, complete a credential and ...

Mon students make the grade in testing

MORGANTOWN – Monongalia County students last year pulled down the highest test scores in reading and math in a decade, the district said. And that’s even grading on the curve of an unprecedented global pandemic, said Courtney Crawford, who directs assessment, accountability and counseling ...