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WCTEC Thanks Local Businesses For Supporting Students

The Wetzel County Technical Education Center (WCTEC) recently received donations from several businesses towards the purchase of new T-shirts for their students. The shirts feature the WCTEC logo and each student’s career and technical program name on the front, with the names of the business sponsors proudly displayed on the back. Students will wear these shirts while representing WCTEC at special events, including Open House, Tech Express, and other school and community activities. “We would like to recognize and extend a sincere thank you to the following local businesses for ...

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KATHRYN JEAN VANCAMP

Kathryn Jean VanCamp of New Martinsville, West Viginia April 1, 1937 - September 16, 2026. Kathryn Jean VanCamp, known to us all as Jean, 89, of New Martinsville, WV passed from this life into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at her home. Jean, the daughter of the late ...

Editorials

What West Virginia Is Buying With $5,435 Per Child

It might just be me, but it’s concerning when I go to a grocery store during a school day and kids are everywhere. The thought immediately turns to, “Is there no school today”, but then I am reminded that there is this thing called Hope Scholarship which awards kids and parents who decide ...

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Letters To The Editor

To the Editor: It often feels like West Virginia only gets national attention when we are on the bottom of a good list or the top of a bad one. But now something remarkable is happening in West Virginia. His name is Ace Parsi and he has won the Democratic nomination for West Virginia’s ...

Columns by Chuck Clegg

Dogwood Ghost — Part 1

It is the month of October, and the time of year more than any other time, we begin to hear stories and see images of ghosts. So, to stay with that theme I have a tale of mystery, love and yes perhaps even ghosts. Nearly sixty-five years ago, I was a guest of Joe McCaskey and his wife Melis ...