WVU Medicine Wetzel County Hospital was on diversion status last week due to power issues related to the demand for electricity because of the hot weather. Phillip Carl, director of communications and marketing for the hospital, said on June 26 said during the weekend prior power issues ...
Gov. Patrick Morrisey made a quick stop in New Martinsville on Wednesday morning June 25 to meet with media and local leaders at Choo Choo’s restaurant. The Governor was in town for about 45 minutes and answered questions about road conditions, 4-lane highway construction, railroad ...
The Wetzel Tyler County Health Department is moving into a temporary space while its new office is being constructed. Ashley Guiler, administrator of the health department, made the announcement on June 25. “Beginning July 1, 2025, Wetzel Tyler Health Department will be operating out of ...
Animal Keeper Ali Hunter walked around the room with an orange corn snake slithering around her arm. As she approached the children sitting on the floor, some leaned in close to get a better look and pet the creature with two fingers. Others shrunk back into their mothers’ laps, wanting ...
In the aftermath of deadly flash flooding in Ohio County on June 15 at least two victims’ bodies have been recovered near the Ohio River’s Hannibal Locks And Dam, which is about 40 miles south from the hardest hit areas. The force and speed of the water that rushed out of Wheeling Creek ...
On Friday, June 13, the Wetzel County Board of Education held a special meeting with Board President Linda Fonner announcing that Jackie Shepard had been recommended by the board to be the new principal at Valley High School for the 2025-26 school year. Her motion was seconded and given full ...
New Martinsville Police Department Chief Tim Cecil said a child riding a bicycle along W.Va. 2 on June 16 was hit by a vehicle, but was treated and released from a local hospital the same day. This is the second time in the last few weeks a child pedestrian has been injured along the highway. ...
Thanks to a new grant totaling $600,000 from the Ohio Attorney General’s office, Monroe County will be able to treat drug-addicted inmates in its jail system, said Monroe County Sheriff Derek Norman. Norman said in a social media post that the sheriff’s department will receive $200,000 ...
The Wetzel County Commission on Tuesday, June 17, approved a request from Samuel Richardson, Transportation Planning Director for Belomar Regional Council to support their efforts for the Regional Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. Richardson said Belomar is requesting $2,500 from all four of ...
As the 2025 Back Home Festival queen, Breanna Herrick’s job will be to greet and welcome people to the music festival held annually on Main Street in New Martinsville. But for now she wants to encourage people to attend the event, slated June 27-29, that she has enjoyed since its ...
