WHEELING – The Ohio County Public Library wants its funding restored to levels it had before Ohio County Schools reduced its allocation to the library, and a levy will go before voters next year to ensure those dollars. Ohio County Board of Education members Thursday morning approved a rate for the library levy that will […]
Robotics is a field rapidly gaining popularity among young students, and West Virginia University is now giving those students a chance to grow in their education and experience in that study. The university will officially launch a robotics engineering major for the fall 2024 semester. WVU announced the new four-year degree program was approved by […]
A strong, well-funded public library is a powerful partner for a local public school district. It’s good to see the Ohio County Public Library will get its chance at a funding mechanism alongside Ohio County Schools’ excess levy vote next year. The Ohio County Board of Education and library officials on Monday discussed a funding […]
WHEELING – Former West Virginia Schools Superintendent Henry Richard “Hank” Marockie was praised by colleagues for both his leadership qualities and knowledge as an educator, and they say he inspired the next generation of educational leaders who followed him. Many noted he and his wife Mary – also a noted state educator – made quite […]
WHEELING – A proposed levy benefitting the Ohio County Public Library could contain language guaranteeing it a percentage of revenue from the Ohio County Schools excess levy. Many issues regarding the school excess levy and the library’s potential funding from the levy were clarified by board of education members during a work session Tuesday morning. […]