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Dominion Post
a day ago
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Johanna Marie Caruso
Johanna Marie Caruso, 72, of Morgantown, WV, unexpectedly passed away at home last fall, October 13, 2024, from cardiac was a daughter of the late John A. and Marie C. was a 1970 graduate of Morgantown High School, as well as a graduate of West Virginia University with a BA, in German and Spanish and an MA and Ed.D in language education. She devoted her life to teaching for which she had a life-long a teacher at St. Francis High School, she was instrumental in obtaining a Blue Ribbon School award for St. Francis in 1994, where she and Sisters Patricia and Dorothy travelled to Washington D.C. to receive this distinctive honor from the President. She continued to teach Spanish and English at St. Francis High school and then St. Francis Central Catholic School until her retirement in 2019, whereby she continued her interests in substitute teaching for schools in the area. She taught for over forty years in public and private addition to her teaching, she cared deeply for animals in the area often who were rescues or strays, even providing shelter for is survived by her sister, Camille and brother-in-law, James Weiss of Salem, MA and her many wonderful friends and neighbors of whom her survivors are most appreciative.A memorial celebration of her life will be held at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St., Morgantown, on Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 1 until the time of the service at 2:30 lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Francis de Sales Central Catholic School, 41 Guthrie lane, Morgantown, WV 26508 and/or Animal Friends of North Central West Virginia, Dellslow, WV 26531. Hastings Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements and online condolences may be made to the family at
Dominion Post
3 days ago
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Leon Trenton Pauley
Leon Trenton Pauley, 80, of Grafton, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2025, in his home, with his loving family by his side. He was born September 4, 1944, in Charleston, a son of the late James Meredith and Mary Louise Hamric is survived by his wife, Nancy Warder Pauley, whom he married May 10, 1967, spending more than 58 years was a graduate of Morgantown High School, Class of 1962 and from West Virginia University, Class of married the love of his life, Nancy Warder, May 10, was commissioned a 2LT in the U.S. Air Force May 14, 1967 through USAF ROTC Detachment 915 at WVU. Trenton was awarded USAF Pilot wings June 1968. He flew 196 combat missions in the F-4 Phantom and 50 combat missions in the A-7D in Vietnam (1971-1973). Trenton was awarded his Parachutist badge July 1975, was an Air Liaison Officer to the 82nd Airborne Division 1975- 1978, awarded master parachutist badge and Command pilot wings. He was assigned to the United Nations as a UN Military Observers between Israel and Egypt, Lebanon, Syria. Trenton returned to the States as an instructor pilot for the A-10 Thunderbolt III (Warthog). He returned to the Mid East as deputy chief of the U.S. Military Mission in Kuwait and USAF Advisor to the Kuwait Air Force. Upon arrival to Shaw AFB, he took command of the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron flying the 0-2 Cessna Sky Master and the OT-37 Scorpion. He retired from the USAF in August 1988 as a Lieutenant Colonel. Trenton received many military awards and decorations during his career including a Distinguished Flying Cross, Defense Military Service Medal, two Military Service Medals, 16 Air Medals, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Korea National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm and the United Nations retiring from the Air Force, he flew with Eastern Air Lines until it went out of business. He earned a Middle Grade Teaching Certification in all subjects, teaching sixth grade for 11 years inFayetteville, then retired to Grafton, where he and his wife purchased her grandfather's farm. Desiring to continue service to his country, he moved his membership in the VFW to Grafton. Grafton VFW Post 3081 elected him post commander. He was elected 3rd VFW district commander and in 2018 was elected VFW state commander earning the Coveted All American State Commander Award, Gold Legacy Life Member, member of Taylor County Honor Guard and has participated in over 950 funerals plus numerous patriotic was selected to be the general chair of Grafton's Memorial Day activities three times and was appointed to the Taylor County Health Board serving on the new building addition to his wife, Trenton is survived by two children, Heather Houlden (Richard), and Derek Pauley; three grandchildren, Noah Warder Houlden, Ryan Hamric Houlden, Autumn Sloan; one sister, Sue Anderson (Stu); three brothers, W. Kent Pauley (Christine), Dwight James Pauley (Susan), David Winnonda Pauley (Sheila); and many nieces and addition to his parents, Trenton was preceded in death by his brother, M. Brent and friends may call at Bartlett Funeral Home, 202 McGraw Avenue, Grafton, from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 1, and Monday, June 2, from 9 a.m. until the 12:30 p.m. hour of the funeral service, with Pastor Todd Jarman officiating. Interment will follow at the West Virginia National Cemetery, with full Military Honors accorded by the U.S. Air Force and the Taylor Honor may be sent to the family at Bartlett Funeral Home is honored to serve the Pauley family. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Taylor County Honor Guard or the West Virginia State VFW.
Dominion Post
25-04-2025
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Kenneth Charles Gansor
Kenneth Charles Gansor, 62, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Kingwood. He was born January 4, 1963, a beloved son of the late Joseph William Gansor Sr. and graduated from Morgantown High School and went on to earn a business degree from West Virginia was an Orthodox Christian and attended St. Mary's Orthodox Church in is survived by his brothers, Michael (Julie) of Morgantown, Joseph Jr. (Nancy) of Franklin, Va., and Edwin (Susan) of Millsboro, Del.; and several nieces, nephews and was preceded in death by his and family are invited to Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce Street, Morgantown, from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 27. A memorial service (Panachida) will start at 3:45 will continue in St. Mary's Orthodox Church, 3 W. Park Avenue, Westover, from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral at 11 a.m. Monday, April 28, with Father Thomas Slosky will follow at East Oak Grove lieu of flowers, donations, in memory of Kenneth, can be made to St. Mary's Orthodox Church, 19 West Park Avenue, Westover, WV 26501. Condolences may be offered to the family at
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Sport
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2 local schools receive awards for creating alcohol PSAs
MORGANTOWN, (WBOY) — Awards events were held at Morgantown High School and Robert L. Bland Middle School on Thursday to recognize the efforts students put in to prevent irresponsible alcohol use. The 'No School Spirits PSA Contest' is hosted each year by the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (WVABCA) WVABCA Commissioner Fred Wooton told 12 News that this is the 12th year that this competition has been held across the state. 'It drives a great message across about the dangers of underage drinking, drinking and driving, distracted driving there,' he added. Students at Morgantown placed 4th in the contest and students at Robert L Bland landed in 5th place; both took home $750. This year, the WVABCA received 51 video entries from middle and high school students throughout West Virginia. Wooton said that approximately 400 students were involved across 29 different schools in the state. Wooton told 12 News that he has a team at his office in Charleston that evaluates the submissions, adding points for positives in each video, and subtracting points for perceived negative things. He added that this is the second time that the WVABCA has come to Morgantown High School, as they also placed in the statewide competition a few years ago. 'The videos that these students produce are just outstanding messages,' said Wooton. 'The message resonates much louder, I think when students hear it from their peers—peer-to-peer as opposed to me basically preaching the message.' Gold Star Mothers honored at Marion County Veterans Memorial Park According to Wooton, the purpose of this competition is to encourage students across the state to make good decisions. He stated that the decisions young people make now as students can affect them for the rest of their lives. 'So really, we wanna highlight the fact that the students [are] making good decisions here,' Wooton added. 'We think our message is really timed perfectly with the upcoming prom and graduation seasons.' 12th Grade Student Anika Fleming stated that Morgantown High School's video submission was made in their sports journalism class. She told 12 News that the video focused on losing a friend to impaired driving, adding that it deals with 'how it feels to like lose a friend and just have to like keep going obviously 'cause like the world doesn't stop if somebody's not there anymore.' 'It was a really, really cool experience,' said Fleming. 'I mean, I've always liked like editing stuff like that and I mean that's kind of how I joined this club. […] We make videos and stuff like that.' Fleming said that she's always enjoyed making videos, but this time it was more serious because they were competing for prize money. She stated that her team worked very hard on this project—creating a storyboard and directing it, while she handled most of the editing. According to Fleming, she's always taken drunk driving really seriously because she's seen people in her family struggle with alcoholism. 'I've seen how alcohol can affect people and so like, I've always taken stuff like that really seriously and like making this video, I was just […] really proud to make the video and like show people what it can do to people,' she added. Fleming told 12 News that it felt very cool to place in the statewide contest, although she's used to 'Mohigan greatness' from her time attending Morgantown High School. 'After I realized we placed, […] it was just really surreal to like place in the entire state,' said Fleming. Fleming has aspirations of attending college to pursue a degree in communications, with the long-term goal of becoming a photographer. Fleming is actively involved in the yearbook club, and takes a lot of photos for the school's yearbook. 'I wanna be a sports photographer,' she added. 'I wanna work with like a professional sports team and like tell the stories of like, you know–like championships, that there's always like a storyline going on.' Wooton told 12 News that this contest would not be possible without the support of its sponsors, which include State Farm Insurance, the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association, and the West Virginia Governor's Highway Safety Program. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Entertainment
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'Mohigan Idol' nets nearly $19K for WVU Medicine Children's
Feb. 25—Big talent. Big stage. Big check. Saturday night's annual "Mohigan Idol " fundraiser for WVU Medicine Children's brought in exactly $18, 773.86—for the hospital that treats young patients across the Appalachians and oceans. It was also an exact accounting of the diverse range talent across Monongalia County Schools, as Gretchen Gibson has said over the years. Gibson is the faculty advisor of the student council of Morgantown High School, the group that has planned and hosted the event since 2008 — the year the-then council approached her with the idea. They were looking for a way to raise money for the hospital. "What about something like 'American Idol ?'" they ventured, referring to the network TV talent show then at the top of its viewership. "That's a great idea, " their adviser said. "Have at it." Have at it, they did. Acts over the years have included pop-rockers, poetry slammers and metal dudes. Guitar-shredders and roadhouse troubadours. Interpreters, both of modern dance and the Great American songbook. This year, the vocal duo of Lincoln Nichols and Samantha Tubice of Eastwood Elementary took top honors for their version of "A Million Dreams." Jahlia Skefferty of Mountaineer Middle sang her way to the top trophy for her rendition of "Forgetting You." MHS students Khloe Smith and Gulse Polat won in the high school division, joined by Keri Radonovich, of University High. Smith sang and played piano on "The Truth " and Polat lent her vocals to "Please Don't Make Me Love You." Radonovich sang "All That Matters, " to complete the trio of winners. "Mohigan Idol " has raised some $250, 000 for WVU Medicine Children's, during its 17-year run. That includes a banner $40, 000 in 2022. At the height of COVID two years before, the Met was dark because of the quarantine, but distanced, online "Idol " still brought in $10, 000 for the cause.
