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New Martinsville Council Meets

On Monday June 1, 2026 Mayor Keith Nelsen, having declared a quorum of members present, opened the official meeting. The council, having reviewed the minutes, waved the reading and approved the May 2026 minutes. City recorder Kim Whiteman, presented the bills and invoices for the month along with financial reports for approval. Members approved. A request by the Backhome Festival for the city to pick up the cost of the annual city fireworks display at the festival was discussed. The 2026 cost projection of $10,000 was approved. City Recorder Kim Whiteman reviewed the new online ...

Society

Ekanem Named To The Spring 2026 Dean’s List At Radford University

Rachel Ekanem from New Martinsville, WV, has been named to the Spring 2026 Dean’s List at Radford University. Appearing on the Dean’s List is the most prestigious academic recognition Radford University students can receive for their performance during a semester. Students are placed on ...

Local Sports

Editorials

Staying Safe On The Highways

A recent number one hit on some music charts was the song “Life is a Highway”. My great grandson, though he’s only five, loved the song. He would get in the car and want it on the radio. He’d sing along with it, knowing every word. In today’s world, life often is the highway, and ...

Sports Briefs

Obituaries

ANICE WEST

Anice L. West, age 82, of Clarington, OH, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2026, at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. She was born January 4, 1944, in Moxie, OH, a daughter of the late Charles Francis and Mabel Hankinson Rader. She was a former head of Environmental Services at the ...

Letters to the Editor

The Box: A Great Device Or The Great Satan

Dear Editor, The cell phone, of all devices man has invented, has the potential of not only doing good things, but it also has the potential like many inventions to go for the betterment of mankind or just the opposite. So, as always I feel it’s best to lay the facts out and let you pick ...