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ArtsLink Coffeehouse Series Kicks of Tuesday

ArtsLink’s 2026 Coffeehouse Series kicks off on Tuesday, July 21, with a performance by Shortline Junction. The free 6:30pm concert, sponsored by First Mutual Bank, will be held on the performance deck at the Francis Creative Arts Center at the corner of Maple Avenue and Washington Street ...

Smiling Faces

This week our Smile Camera caught Katelyn, Isaiah and Tammy. Under blue sky’s, they show big smiles as they enjoy the festivities at the Hundred 4th of July 250 Celebration. Little do they realize that in a short time, a summer thunderstorm with high winds coming from the west would end the ...

Area Celebrates 250 Years

If you were looking for something to do over the long 4th of July weekend, it wasn’t hard to find. Nearly every community in the area had a grand celebration as the country turned 250 years old on Saturday. On Friday afternoon and into the evening, Sardis, Ohio was a good place to be as ...

New Martinsville Celebrates with July 4th in the Park

The New Martinsville Park and Pool Department once again brought the 4th of July celebration to Bruce Park. For several years the city has sponsored the event to give local citizens a chance to come out to hear some outstanding music. Once again the popular local band, Remedy provided an ...

America’s 250 years Celebrated In Hundred

Celebrating the 4th of July has become an annual tradition in Hundred, WV. This year was no exception other than something bigger was on the table. This wasn’t just your normal bang, boom, bam 4th, this was America’s 250th Birthday party. And Hundred was ready! As is tradition in the ...

Folsom Fire Department Receives Funding

The Folsom Fire Department serving communities all along Rt. 20 in Wetzel County, plus highways and byways in between, received $60,000 on Saturday June 7, for the re-pavement of their parking lot. West Virginia Senators Charles Clements and Chris Rose and Delegate Clay Riley presented checks ...

Rotary Welcomes Guest Speakers Chris Bates and Brandi Hobbs

On Wednesday, July 1, the Rotary Club held their weekly meeting at Quinet’s Court Restaurant in downtown New Martinsville. Opening up the meeting was Linda Glover who began her term as President of the club on Wednesday. Linda brought the club up to date on subjects discussed at the last ...

Smiling Faces

At the recent Relay for Life walk, our Smile Camera caught up with young Colt Luck holding the prize for the annual cakewalk. Colt is five years old and in Kindergarten. His smile is his anticipation that the winner of the cake walk will offer him a slice for holding the prize without sampling ...

Bridge Project Work Continues

Last Thursday morning July 2, 2026, crews from Frontier Communications were on site at the new cross over bridge construction site in New Martinsville.. They were in their third week of moving underground fiber optic cables and two copper lines used for communications. The cables are only ...

Candle Light Walk for Hope

On Friday evening June 19, 2026, the 26th Wetzel County Relay for Life event was held. On this evening the former Bruce Pool footprint was where survivors and families gathered to light a candle, and remember those who were taken by Cancer. It was also an evening to remember and thank the ...