Superintendent Cassandra Porter’s first words, “We have work to do.” These words show the optimism that Porter has after working with the Wetzel County Board of Education, staff of educators and county employees for the past year.
Granting of a three year contract by the board with all ...
The New Martinsville Rotary met for their regular weekly meeting on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at Quinet’s Court Restaurant in Downtown New Martinsville. Local Rotary President Whitney Clegg opened the meeting introducing the Students of the month. Following the introduction Dr. Robert ...
The New Martinsville City Council met Monday evening March 4, 2024, at the City Municipal Building to discuss and approve agenda items. Mayor Sandy Hunt called the meeting to order. The big item on the agenda was a water & sewer rate increase of $20.00 spread out over a five year period at ...
Those folks who joined Kevin and Mary South for breakfast last Thursday did so to be part of Dutton’s Army. Dutton Chichick, a young boy, who is seventeen months old. Dutton and his family have been in a war with Neuroblastoma cancer for the last few months. Neuroblastoma is a cancer that ...
Area high school senior proms will be taking place throughout the area in the coming weeks. Finding that special dress for a young woman’s big night doesn’t have to break the bank. And the solution is right here in the area.
The Cinderella Project is a community outreach program that ...
Our Smile Camera was confused by the difference in price only thirty miles up the road. Major petroleum companies set prices we pay at pumps. If 600 cars each day fill their tanks and purchase 15 gallons at an extra cost of $.40 a gallon. That is $3,600 a day. Multiply that by one year and ...
On March 4th, Riesbeck’s Grocery will open under a new name and store format. The name will be Riesbeck’s Cash Saver. Riesbeck’s has for the past three years operated under a conventional store format.
Steve Riesbeck, “During our time here in New Martinsville, our valued customers ...
Under the direction of Mrs. Underwood, students at Paden City Elementary had the opportunity to enter the WV Young Writers Contest. Students were able to write fiction or nonfiction stories and enter them into the school competition. Thank you to the students that gave their best efforts. ...
The New Martinsville Rotary met on February 21st at Quinet’s Restaurant in downtown New Martinsville for their weeking meeting. The guest speaker was Steve Riesbeck, a member of the family owners of the Riesbeck's chain of grocery stores. Steve spoke to the group and explained the new format ...
This week our smile camera found its way into a Green and White 1965 yearbook. Miss Beverly Wilson displayed her best majorette stance to be saved in the history of Paden City's High Schools Band. Our camera also discovered the school’s collection is missing a copy of a 1964 yearbook. If ...