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Shortline School Students Honored for “I Voted” Sticker Contest

On Wednesday afternoon February 25, 2026,at Shortline School, Wetzel County Clerk, Jessica Yoho accompanied Amanda Metz, an employee of the clerk's office, presented three Shortline eighth graders a certificate from the Secretary of State’s Office. The certificate of recognition was for ...

Wetzel Co Commission Opens Bids for East Wetzel Community Center Roof

The Wetzel County Commission held their regular monthly meeting Tuesday morning February 3rd at the Wetzel County Commission Building with all commissioners present. President Carla McBee declared a forum and called the meeting to order. Drew Eberle CAD Designer of Swiss Valley Associates was ...

Valley High School Rewards Excellence

The evening of January 15th, a cold winter had settled in on the community of Pine Grove. Patches of snow covered the ground and for the most part it appeared the 352 residences had hunkered down for the night. But in reality, nearly 300 of the residents were gathered in the Byrd Center for a ...

Chamber Brings Members Together

On Thursday evening January 22nd, the Wetzel Tyler Chamber of Commerce held a gathering of members at the Meeting House Golf Center on North Street in New Martinsville. Executive Director Sharon Campbell organized the event to welcome members and give them an opportunity to meet and get to ...

New Martinsville to Receive $12 Million Safe Street Grant

Huge things are happening in New Martinsville. Recently it was announced that the city will soon be looking at construction activity at Bruce Park for completion of the water and recreation park. However, on Tuesday, last week the big news hit town when it was announced that the city has been ...

Hundred Resident Struggles to Get Home From Germany

A simple visit to Germany in December has turned bad for a young lady from Hundred whose return home has become complicated by an illness preventing her from flying back. Tationna Adams has always been a survivor. But now she needs your help. She flew to Munich a few weeks ago for the ...

PC Council Authorizes $386,175 Loan

The Members of Paden City Council met for their January meeting on the 5th in council chambers of the city’s municipal building. A roll call of members was taken with all members present. Mayor Clyde Hochstrasser called for the members to review and approve the minutes of the December 1, ...

Bridge Construction Project Moves Forward.

The bridge project on the four-lane in New Martinville is steadily moving forward. The center highways supporting columns have been constructed and are complete. At the present time, attention is being given to first building retaining walls on each side of the highways to stabilize the earth. ...

Culinary Student Prepare Special Dinner

Chef Gary Cardill’s, instructor at the Wetzel County Technical Career Center had a surprise last week for his students when they discovered they were preparing a roasted whole hog for the New Martinsville Rotary luncheon. Originally the planned luncheon was going to be held in early ...