Mon County Schools reports gains in grades 3-8 state assessments, 11th grade SAT prep scores

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County School System announced that increases in state-mandated assessment scores were reported across the board for elementary, middle, and high school students. County Schools Director of Assessment, Accountability, and School Counseling Courtney Crawford reported during the Monongalia County Board of Education’s regular meeting Tuesday that the West Virginia Summative Assessments…

Harrison County senator sees opportunity in the budget to address PEIA, road funding

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Senator Ben Queen, R, Harrison, was pleasantly surprised with the state financial portfolio presented to lawmakers during legislative interim meetings. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Queen said the financial forecast was better than expected, and there are many areas of agreement with the governor as preparations for the next regular session…

Engineering proposal to address traffic around Grunbein’s Island to be submitted to MMMPO for consideration

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom announced that a local engineering firm has reached out to the commission to see if traffic can be eased around one of the busiest pedestrian crosswalks in Morgantown. In the closing minutes of the commission’s regular meeting Wednesday, Bloom reported that Morgantown-based firm Alpha Associates reached out…