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WVU Parkersburg announces spring grads
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (154+ words) PARKERSBURG " WVU Parkersburg has announced its Spring 2026 graduates who have earned certificates, associate's and bachelor's degrees. Graduates achieving a 3. 50 to 4. 00 grade point average have been awarded academic honors, as follows: 3. 50-3. 749, cum laude; 3. 75-3. 99, magna cum laude; and 4. 0, summa cum laude. Graduates…...
Education: Hardesty makes valid argument on choice
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (334+ words) We can argue about funding and vouchers, transportation and transparency, but West Virginia Board of Education President Paul Hardesty is right. There is no going backward from school choice in the Mountain State. His message last week to public school…...
Local students recognized for achievements
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (364+ words) Phillip Duley walks across the stage to receive a diploma at the Wood County Adult Education annual Recognition Ceremony on June 4. The event celebrated 41 individuals obtaining a high school equivalency diploma between May 2025 and May 2026. From left, keynote speaker Emily…...
Par Mar Stores awards nearly $300, 000 for student scholarships
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (478+ words) MARIETTA " The annual Par Mar Scholarship Awards Dinner was held Wednesday night at the Tower Event and Conference Center with a total of nearly $300, 000 awarded to 167 student recipients in 2026. The top eight scholarship award recipients were present at the dinner....
W. Va. Board of Education receives updates on Tyler County intervention, athletics transfer rule
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Hardesty: West Virginia public school systems must embrace school choice
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O'Donnell receives Alumni Achievement Award
1+ week, 2+ day ago (169+ words) MARIETTA " A longtime Marietta College professor has received the highest award bestowed on alumni of her alma mater. Mabry Miller O'Donnell is the recipient of Syephens College's 2026 Alumni Achievement Award. According to a release from the college in Columbia, Mo....
Teen of the Week: Madison Lauer juggles academics, sports, and volunteering
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1120+ words) BELPRE " Madison Lauer is a full time welding student at the Washington County Career Center juggling multiple organizations and four sports. Lauer, 17, was born and raised in Belpre and attended Belpre City Schools before she enrolled at the career center…...
Grimm Scientific Industries welcomes 4 Class of 2026 members to team
1+ week, 4+ day ago (200+ words) MARIETTA " Grimm Scientific Industries recognized four members of the Class of 2026 who are beginning or continuing their careers with the company. Kelsey Bowman recently graduated from Marietta College with a degree in marketing and joined Grimm Scientific Industries as marketing…...
Kids See You: Adults must set better examples
1+ week, 4+ day ago (341+ words) From school sporting events and recitals to board of education meetings and awards assemblies, plenty of adults have set terrible examples for the kids in their lives by behaving badly. A recent example from Queen of Apostles School in Toledo…...